Breastfeeding parents infected with the virus produce COVID-19 antibodies that may keep their babies from getting sick, studies suggest.The Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus is running into public resistance in several European countries, amid reports of side effects and concerns it may not be as effective against some of the newer variants.
But many have expressed anger at being given what they see as a less effective vaccine. “How come they even vaccinated hospital gardeners with more efficient vaccines while us doctors, who risk infection every day or risk infecting others, get offered something less efficient?” asked one Italian doctor quoted in La Stampa. A spokesman for AstraZeneca said: "Currently, the reactions reported are as we would expect based on the evidence gathered from our clinical trial programme.