A baby born in Florida has reportedly become the first in the world to be born with COVID-19 antibodies after her mother was given the COVID-19 vaccine while pregnant.
The mother is a healthcare worker in Florida, USA and was given her first dose of the Moderna vaccine three weeks before she gave birth. At the time of vaccination, she was 36 weeks pregnant. The baby girl born in January is vigorous and healthy. The blood from the umbilical cord was tested and antibodies were detected. The study results have been published in a pre-print, and awaiting peer-review.
Two paediatric doctors involved in the study, Drs Paul Gilbert and Chad Rudnick, claim that this is the world's first reported instance of antibodies to COVID-19 being passed on from vaccinated mother to child.
