Samantha Ismail, Sharon Unger, Patrick Budylowski, Susan Poutanen, Yvonne Yau, Carleigh Jenkins, Shaista Anwer, Natasha Christie-Holmes, Alex Kiss, Tony Mazzulli, Jennie Johnstone, Allison McGeer, Wendy Whittle, Boriana Parvez, Scott D Gray-Owen, Debbie Stone, Deborah L O'Connor
BACKGROUND: There is limited understanding of the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection and vaccination type and interval on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) human milk antibodies and their neutralizing capacity. OBJECTIVES: These cohort studies aimed to determine the presence of antibodies and live virus neutralizing capacity in milk from females infected with COVID-19, unexposed milk bank donors, and vaccinated females and examine impacts of vaccine interval and type...
February 2024: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition