Vaccines doctors say are vital during pregnancy
Vaccines given during pregnancy rely on transplacental antibody transfer, according to the National Institutes of Health. When a pregnant woman receives an inactivated or mRNA vaccine, antibodies cross the placenta into the baby’s bloodstream, giving the infant baseline protection until they’re old enough for their own shots. For the first time, the American College of […]
Vaccines still divide opinion, the science behind them does not
Healthcare professionals break down how vaccines train the immune system, who needs them most, and why the science behind them has remained consistent for decades. Few medical interventions have prevented more suffering than vaccines. Yet for something so well-studied and widely available, they remain surprisingly misunderstood. Healthcare professionals say the gap between what vaccines do […]