A woman in south Florida who received a Covid-19 vaccine has delivered the first known baby with antibodies, according to a pair of doctors.
The mother, who is a front-line-worker, was 36-weeks pregnant when she was administered the first dose of the Moderna vaccine, said Dr Paul Gilbert and Dr Chad Rudnick, The Guardian reported.
After the baby was born, a blood sample was taken to see if the antibodies in the mother passed to the baby.
"To our knowledge, this was the first in the world that was reported of a baby being born with antibodies after a vaccination," said Gilbert.
"We tested ... the baby's blood, to see if the antibodies in the mother passed to the baby which is something we see happen with other vaccines given during pregnancy," Gilbert added.
The results revealed the new born had Covid-19 antibodies. The doctors have collated their findings in an online journal, “medRxiv.” It has yet to be peer reviewed, Nine News reported.
"This is one small case in what will be thousands and thousands of babies born to mothers who have been vaccinated over the next several months," Rudnick said.
But the Florida medics said there are other factors that indicate babies born to vaccinated mothers remain at risk from coronavirus.
"Further studies have to determine how long this protection will last," said Rudnick.
