CIF-RIG Monthly Update Meeting Transcript: COVID-19 Vaccines and Infant Feeding (September 2021)
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This document is a transcript of a webinar hosted by USAID Advancing Nutrition, focusing on the continuation of COVID-19 vaccines and infant feeding.
USAID, USAID ADVANCING NUTRITION · 2021

Abstract
The webinar features a presentation by Dr. Vivian Valcarce from the University of Florida, discussing her study on the immune response and breast milk after maternal COVID-19 vaccination. The study aimed to determine if there was a specific SARS-CoV-2-IgA in the human milk of lactating women after a COVID-19 vaccination. The transcript includes the introduction, presentation, and discussion of the study's findings, which showed a significant increase in IgA levels in human milk after vaccination.
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USAID Advancing Nutrition