Babies under 6 months old still have one of the highest rates of hospitalization from COVID-19 infections compared to other age groups, but no COVID vaccine is available for these infants.
That’s one reason the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, or ACOG, recommends COVID vaccination during pregnancy.
“There are a number of studies that show one of the benefits of COVID vaccination during pregnancy is the passage of antibodies to the newborn, and then that protects the newborn against COVID,” says Dr. Kevin Ault, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine in Kalamazoo, Mich.