immunocompetent
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that examined immunocompromised people who received mRNA vaccines found that vaccination was 77 percent effective against hospitalization with COVID, compared with 90 percent for immunocompetent people.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 24, 2022
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that examined immunocompromised people who received mRNA vaccines found that vaccination was 77 percent effective against hospitalization with COVID, compared with 90 percent for immunocompetent individuals.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 9, 2021
This disease, which is caused by the human herpesvirus, is almost never observed in individuals with strong immune systems, such as the young and immunocompetent.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Once they are immunocompetent, the T and B cells will migrate to the spleen and lymph nodes where they will remain until they are called on during an infection.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
“If you are immunocompetent, you probably have very sporadic bouts of viral replication that your immune system immediately recognizes and brings under control,” says Gravitt.
From Nature ● Aug. 29, 2012
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