Maternal Covid-19 vaccination offers infants immunity for up to 6 months

Maternal Covid-19 vaccination offers infants immunity for up to 6 months

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The risks of severe neonatal morbidity, neonatal death, and admission to the neonatal intensive care unit were all significantly lower during the first month of birth in infants whose mothers were vaccinated against Covid-19, and protection against the virus continued for up to six months after birth, according to a new study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics.