Murashko: vaccinated women can pass antibodies to children when breastfeeding

January 13, MINSK. Women vaccinated against covid-19 can pass immunity, including from the new omicron strain, to newborn babies through breastfeeding. This was stated by Russian Minister of HEALTH Mikhail Murashko, the Izvestia newspaper reports.

"Today, more and more people are talking about the fact that a new strain of omicron is becoming more dangerous for children from the moment of birth to 4 years old. Just babies get immunity from their mother's breast MILK, so a vaccinated mother is the protection of a newborn," the HEAD of the Ministry of Health said. .

DIRECTOR of the Gamaleya Center Alexander Gintsburg earlier said that next week in RUSSIA they plan to release vaccines against COVID-19 for adolescents from 12 to 17 years old Sputnik M.