Can Breast Milk Protect Against COVID-19? A Researcher Hopes to Find Out
, this may be an effective treatment option. The study looked at researchers at three hospitals in China who infused a dose, using antibodies from the blood of recovered patients, to 10 very ill patients. According to their preliminary findings, the patients saw their symptoms subside.
Of course, more research is needed, and Powell believes that human milk may provide a better treatment option than blood, as 90 percent of milk antibodies are particularly durable and resistant to degradation. She explains that, if milk does prove as an effective protector, people wouldn’t be getting it directly—the antibodies in the milk would first be purified and then transfused.
“You can take it one step further because you can ask the question, ‘Well, if we find that there’s really potent antibodies in the milk, can those be used therapeutically in a way that Mt. Sinai and other hospitals are now using convalescent plasma to treat those who are really ill?” Powell tells the outlet.
As scientists continue to look for a treatment for COVID-19, Powell poses an interesting question. Can breast milk really protect against the virus the way it does against other conditions? Only time will tell. After all, Powell has just begun her quest for answers.
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