They held out on getting the coronavirus vaccine. This is what finally changed their minds.


August 20, 2021

Jacqueline Parchem, MD

The Lily article

“People are underestimating the benefits of the vaccines for babies,” said Jackie Parchem, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas at Houston. “Vaccinated moms pass antibodies to their babies in utero if vaccinated during pregnancy and through breast milk. … The best way to protect your baby — and yourself, your family, and community — is to get vaccinated.”