Drs Paul Gilbert and Chad Rudnick from Florida reported the first baby birth with COVID-19 antibodies, The Guardian reported.

Gilbert said a pregnant health worker was vaccinated with Moderna vaccine three weeks before giving birth in January, and doctors decided to take advantage of this opportunity to find out if antibodies can be passed from mother to child.

Immediately after birth, they took a blood test from the umbilical cord and found antibodies in the baby that could only get to him from the mother.

Moreover, these antibodies were developed exclusively as a result of vaccination, since even before childbirth, the mother's tests for coronavirus gave a negative result, that is, antibodies could not be produced in her blood naturally during the body's fight against coronavirus.

Doctors hope their discovery will spark further research into the benefits of maternal vaccination, which it turns out may provide newborns with protection from the coronavirus.