SINGAPORE — Although babies of women infected with Covid-19 during their pregnancies have been born with antibodies, it remains unclear if this means the baby is immune to the coronavirus or how long the immunity would last.
Earlier this month, Mrs Celine Ng-Chan, 31, gave birth to her second child and was told by her son’s pediatrician that he has antibodies against the virus.
Mrs Ng-Chan, a private tutor, is one of the few women in Singapore who were infected with Covid-19 during their pregnancies to have given birth here so far.
In such cases, it is not clear if the antibodies were passed from the mother or the baby developed them for him or herself.
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