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There are only-partially-understood immune processes that go by the names 'trained immunity' or 'bystander immunity' - where encountering one infectious agent (
by gojomo 6y ago
There are only-partially-understood immune processes that go by the names 'trained immunity' or 'bystander immunity' - where encountering one infectious agent (including just an immunogenic vaccine) can "rev up" the immune system to be more ready for other infections – even those of very-different types.
For example, there are preliminary indications that flu vaccines, Tuberculosis vaccines ("BCG"), & Measles-Mumps-Reubella vaccine ("MMR") may each decrease Covid-19 infection rates or severity-of-cases.
Given that, letting usual immunization practices decay under Covid-19 disruptions is double-destructive. If anything, other vaccination schedules should accelerate, even towards a point of over-vaccination.
- everybodyknows 6y agoEvidence of Covid-19 protection by "trained immunity" after MMR booster vaccination: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-10-vaccine-covid-deadly-mexico-city.html https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-10-vaccine-covid-deadly-... Evidence of Covid-19 protection retained from much earlier original MMR vaccination: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23250680 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23250680