The Straits Times: Singaporean gives birth to baby with Covid-19 antibodies


Celine Ng-Chan gave birth to her second child and was told by her son's paediatrician that he has antibodies against the virus. - The Straits Times/Asian News Network

SINGAPORE, Nov 29 (The Straits Times/ANN): 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, Celine Ng-Chan, 31, gave birth to her second child and was told by her son's paediatrician that he has antibodies against the virus.

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