A woman in Singapore who contracted COVID19 during her pregnancy passes on antibodies to her baby.
The following written content partially from DW
A Singaporean woman who was infected with the coronavirus in March, when she was pregnant, has given birth to a baby with COVID-19 antibodies, according to the Strait Times newspaper.
Celine Ng-Chan told the paper that her son was born this month with antibodies against the virus, and that her doctor suspected that she had transferred them to him during the pregnancy.
The World Health Organization says it has not yet been established whether a pregnant woman with COVID-19 can pass the virus to her baby.
Doctors in China have reported that antibodies in babies born to women with the coronavirus tended to decline over time. Meanwhile, a medical study published by US doctors last month found that transmission of the virus from mothers to newborns is rare.
COVID Update: The United States may see “surge upon surge” of the coronavirus in the coming weeks, the country’s top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said.
Fauci, who appeared on ABC’s “This Week” and NBC’s “Meet the Press” programs, said it’s “not too late” for people to help stop the spread of the virus by wearing masks. The US reported 151,245 new cases on Sunday and has recorded more than 13 million infections and 266,000 deaths since the pandemic began. Read the entire story from DW
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