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. 2021 May 18;325(19):2013-2014.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.5782.

SARS-CoV-2-Specific Antibodies in Breast Milk After COVID-19 Vaccination of Breastfeeding Women

Sivan Haia Perl  1 , Atara Uzan-Yulzari  2 , Hodaya Klainer  2 , Liron Asiskovich  2 , Michal Youngster  3 , Ehud Rinott  4 , Ilan Youngster  5
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SARS-CoV-2-Specific Antibodies in Breast Milk After COVID-19 Vaccination of Breastfeeding Women

Sivan Haia Perl et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This prospective study investigated whether antibodies from SARS-CoV-2 immunization of nursing mothers transferred to infants as a potentially protective effect.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. Changes in Levels of IgA and IgG in Breast Milk Over Time
A, All the comparisons between time points are P < .001. B, The comparison point at week 4 is P = .004; at week 5, P <.001; and at week 6, P = .005. Data points represent means; error bars, 95% CIs.
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Comment in

  • doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.30564

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