Psychosocial Influences on Vaccine Responses

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Preexisting Immunity, More Than Aging, Influences Influenza Vaccine Responses

Background.  Influenza disproportionately impacts older adults while current vaccines have reduced effectiveness in the older population. Methods.  We conducted a comprehensive evaluation of cellular and humoral immune responses of adults aged 50 years and older to the 2008-2009 seasonal trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine and assessed factors influencing vaccine response. Results.  Vaccina...

Impact of the Gut Microbiota on Vaccine Responses

Non-responsiveness or poor responsiveness to vaccines are challenging issues in vaccine development, and efforts have been made to find out the potential reasons for these conditions. Intestinal microbiome plays a key role in regulating and development of immune system and the composition and diversity of microbiota in different individuals on the one hand, and the imbalance of intestinal micro...

Psychosocial aspects of vaccine acceptability

a Section of Adolescent Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 575 N. West Drive, Room 070, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA b National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of STD Prevention, Behavioral Intervention and Research Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA c Division of Adolescent and Behavioral Health, University of Texas Medical Branch...