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COVID-19 mRNA vaccines drive differential antibody Fc-functional profiles in pregnant, lactating, and nonpregnant women

Caroline Atyeo, Elizabeth A. DeRiso, Christine Davis and 11 more

Science Translational Medicine · 2021

doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.abi8631

Abstract

Pregnant and lactating women develop distinct antibody Fc profiles in response to the mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2 vaccines compared to nonpregnant women.

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