Maternal Immunization: Nature Meets Nurture
Vaccinating women in pregnancy (i.e., maternal immunization) has emerged as a promising tool to tackle infant morbidity and mortality worldwide. This approach nurtures a ‘gift of nature,’ whereby antibody is transferred from mother to fetus transplacentally during pregnancy, or postnatally in breast...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-07-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01499/full |