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However, there are only preliminary data on transplacental transmission of the virus and modRNA from genetic vaccines so far.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study population included 106 women who have given birth at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of W\u00fcrzburg during November 2020 to October 2022. In addition to medical data and vaccination history, immunohistochemical examination of the placenta was performed with antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 spike and nucleocapsid proteins. RNAscope in situ Hybridization was used to show RNA detection in positive placental tissues as a proof of concept.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Altogether, 87% of participants received at least one vaccine dose against SARS-CoV-2 and 56 women (42 vaccinated, 14 not vaccinated) contracted COVID-19. In total, 31 placentas were found positive for the spike protein. Spike positive cells were predominantly Hofbauer cells and trophoblasts. In three cases of vaccinated and then infected woman, an additional nucleocapsid staining was detected, but there was no significant difference in staining pattern in correlation to the vaccine\/COVID-19 status. Interestingly, we did not find viral RNA in the investigated samples, but we could show a positive in situ Hybridization of BNT162b2 and S-encoding mRNA-1273 in two individual samples.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 has been be detected in placental Hofbauer and Trophoblast cells as well as villous endothelia after infection and vaccination indicating a possible transplacental transfer or uptake. 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