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From the article here: "And babies born during the pandemic may have entered the world with few antibodies passed on by their mothers in the womb, because thos
by carlivar 4y ago
From the article here:
"And babies born during the pandemic may have entered the world with few antibodies passed on by their mothers in the womb, because those mothers may have been sheltered from RSV and other respiratory pathogens during their pregnancies, said Hubert Niesters, a professor of clinical virology and molecular diagnostics at the University Medical Center, in Groningen, the Netherlands."
- graeme 4y agoThose antibodies are transient. Baby doesn’t produce them itself, they just protect it while nursing. Nursing ends well before preschool
- carlivar 4y agoDaycare does not end before nursing. And I'm not so sure about preschool either... perhaps you haven't lived in some, er, "crunchier" areas.
- graeme 4y agoI was incorrect, it isn’t through nursing. The antibodies last about a year https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/childrens-health/how-long-do-babies-carry-their-mothers-immunity/ https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/childrens-health/...