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Posted On: 03/01/2021 2:12:28 PM
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Pfizer vaccine may be less effective in people with obesity, says study
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"We always knew that BMI was an enormous predictor of poor immune response to vaccines, so this paper is definitely interesting, although it is based on a rather small preliminary dataset,” said Danny Altmann, a professor of immunology at Imperial College London. “It confirms that having a vaccinated population isn’t synonymous with having an immune population, especially in a country with high obesity, and emphasises the vital need for long-term immune monitoring programmes.”
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/28...sity-study
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"We always knew that BMI was an enormous predictor of poor immune response to vaccines, so this paper is definitely interesting, although it is based on a rather small preliminary dataset,” said Danny Altmann, a professor of immunology at Imperial College London. “It confirms that having a vaccinated population isn’t synonymous with having an immune population, especially in a country with high obesity, and emphasises the vital need for long-term immune monitoring programmes.”
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/28...sity-study
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