New study reveals Covid vaccine given during pregnancy has ‘transferred’ effect on child

Antibodies generated by vaccination are able to cross the placenta and help shield newborns in the vulnerable first months of their lives. Both mother and child benefit when pregnant women are given a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine or booster jab. This is the conclusion of experts from the Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Consortium, who studied 240 pregnant volunteers jabbed between July 2021 and January 2022. Of the subjects, 167 received the two-dose primary series of either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines, while the remaining 73 had been given a single boosters dose, as was recommended at the time. The researchers analyzed samples of each participant’s blood both before and after the jab, as well as at the time of birth. After delivery, the team also analyzed their “cord blood” — the blood that remains in both the placenta and the umbilical cord following birth. The researchers found that vaccination during pregnancy resulted in antibodies in the recipient...