OVERSEAS STUDIES: There is no evidence that SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted via breast milk, a neonatologist said, adding that there is no need to sterilize breast milkBy Lin Huei-chin and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer
Babies born to mothers who were vaccinated against COVID-19 during pregnancy are shown to have some protection against the disease for up to six months, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital neonatologist Chiang Ming-chou (江明洲) said on Saturday.
Chiang made the remarks at a seminar on the subject held by the Centers for Disease Control.
Fetuses and newborns might become infected in three ways: intrauterine transmission through the placenta and amniotic fluid; coming into contact with the blood, secretions or feces of an infected mother during delivery; or coming into contact with an infected mother, family members or medical staff after birth,