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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, it may help to provide some protection from getting COVID but if the baby does get it breastmilk won't do much to fight the infection.

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There’s strong evidence that new mothers pass antibodies to protect against COVID-19 through breast milk. Several studies have shown that antibody levels in breast milk remain high for anywhere from six weeks to six months (and possibly even longer) after a mom is either infected with the coronavirus or vaccinated against COVID-19. In tests done in a petri dish, those breast milk antibodies successfully prevent infection from SARS-CoV-2. As a result, scientists think that breastfed babies have some protection against COVID-19. Evidence from other respiratory diseases backs this up; breastfed babies have a lower risk of catching either the flu or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

As a baby drinks, the antibodies in the milk coat the cells that line their mouth, throat, and gut—what’s called the mucosal tissue. The good news is that those antibodies are excellent at preventing disease because they stop viruses from infecting the mucosal cells, which are the main entry points into the body. The bad news is antibodies from breast milk can’t get into the bloodstream, so if an infection does take hold there’s not much they can do to fight it.[/quote]

https://fortune.com/2022/01/20/covid-antibodies-breast-milk/[/quote]

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