MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A new study shows COVID-19 antibodies in mothers are present in their breast milk.
Researchers followed more than 75 lactating mothers for three months.
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The study did not look at whether the antibodies are passed to nursing infants, but it did show they were viable enough to neutralize live, wild-type coronavirus.
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