Doctor Says Her Newborn Has COVID Antibodies As She Took Vaccine During Pregnancy
Her tweet read, "In other news, found out yesterday that my newborn has antibodies for the COVID spike protein because I got vaccinated during my pregnancy. Science ROCKS!"
A doctor's post on social media platform Twitter has gone viral ever since she tweeted about her newborn having COVID antibodies. Yes, you read that right!
Dr. Prerna Shrestha, currently practicing in Stony Brook Department of Neurobiology & Behavior in New York took to Twitter to share news about her baby having developed antibodies against the virus that has gripped the entire world for the past one year.
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Her tweet read, "In other news, found out yesterday that my newborn has antibodies for the COVID spike protein because I got vaccinated during my pregnancy. Science ROCKS!"
In other news, found out yesterday that my newborn has antibodies for the COVID spike protein because I got vaccinated during my pregnancy. Science ROCKS!
¡ª Dr. Prerana Shrestha (@prerana123) April 23, 2021
In a series of tweets, she wrote, "To answer some Qs: 1) I received 2 doses of Pfizer vaccine in my 3rd trimester (Feb/Mar). 2) This was after NYS included pregnancy as an eligible health condition to receive COVID19 vaccine. 3) I never got COVID and got tested biweekly for work so the ABs are due to the vaccine."
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She further shared a link which led to at least four studies corroborating her experience.
Also, this: https://t.co/JOfg2eAvRR
¡ª Dr. Prerana Shrestha (@prerana123) April 23, 2021
Many on social media thanked her, while some thought it's not just a wonder of science.
That's a very informative document, thank you! Can I ask some questions, do I understand well that unlike vaccination during pregnancy that actually can induce production of own antibodies in baby, antibodies in breast milk only work locally, so they might neutralise the virus 1/
¡ª Dr. Magdalena Muc (@MagdalenaMuc) April 23, 2021
Yay. Congratulations! My baby was born in December so couldn't get the vaccine while pregnant but am still breastfeeding after vaccination. He is drinking all the AB I can give him!
¡ª Tracy--Pfizerized. (@Jadecalliope) April 23, 2021
It is not science. It's God grace that anti bodies can transmit from Mother to baby during pregnancy.
¡ª Nirakar Sahoo?? (@nirakar27) April 23, 2021
Thanks God for that and thanks science for invention of Covid vaccine
My wife was on a small cohort study that looked at IgA and G in breast milk after Pfizer vaccine and same thing. So hopefully our little one got the antibodies too. Wasn¡¯t measured in the study. Only breast milk.
¡ª Fran?ois Modave (@FrancoisModave) April 23, 2021
However, experts in India say that there is data for Pfizer. So in USA, it is recommended. But, we don't have similar data for Covishield or Covaxin in Pregnancy. So not recommended in India just yet.
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