Babies’ risk of COVID-19 cut if mum vaccinated in pregnancy

The risk of Omicron infection during the first four months of life is 33% lower in infants of vaccinated mothers compared with unvaccinated mothers
Reuters Health

COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy appears to lower newborns’ risk of coronavirus infection, according to a study.

Norwegian researchers tracked more than 9700 babies whose mothers received a second or third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna while pregnant.