International research led by Radboud University Medical Center shows that vaccinating women during pregnancy leads to the transfer of antibodies to their newborns. Antibodies from the mother are transferred to the baby through the placenta. The study showed that after vaccination, these antibodies were detected not only in blood, but also in nasal mucosa, the site where whooping cough bacteria enter the body.
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