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. 2021 Nov;225(5):577-579.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.07.016. Epub 2021 Aug 2.

Presence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in lactating women and their infants following BNT162b2 messenger RNA vaccine

Anat Schwartz  1 , Omer Nir  2 , Shlomi Toussia-Cohen  2 , Leah Leibovich  3 , Tzipora Strauss  3 , Keren Asraf  4 , Ram Doolman  4 , Sivan Sharabi  4 , Carmit Cohen  5 , Einav Gal Levin  5 , Yaniv Lustig  6 , Gili Regev-Yochay  5 , Yoav Yinon  7
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Presence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in lactating women and their infants following BNT162b2 messenger RNA vaccine

Anat Schwartz et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Nov.
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Association between SARS-CoV-2 IgG levels in breast-milk of vaccinated women to neutralization capacity IgG, immunoglobulin G; S/Co, sample cutoff. Schwartz. SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in lactating women and their infants following BNT162b2 vaccine. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2021.
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