Antibody Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Messenger RNA Vaccination in Pregnant Women and Transplacental Passage Into Cord Blood
Malavika Prabhu, Elisabeth A. Murphy, Ashley Sukhu, Jim Yee, Sunidhi Singh, Dorothy Eng, Zhen Zhao, Laura E. Riley, Yawei J. Yang
Abstract
In Brief Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination in pregnancy induces a robust maternal immune response, with transplacental antibody transfer detectable in cord blood as early as 16 days after the first dose.
Topics & Concepts
TransplacentalMedicineCord bloodVaccinationPregnancyImmunologyImmune systemAntibodyCoronavirusCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)VirologyAntibody responseDiseaseFetusPlacentaBiologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicineGeneticsCOVID-19 Impact on ReproductionSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy