immune response
any of the body's immunologic reactions to an antigen.
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Instead, Pfizer’s and Moderna’s adolescent trials will focus on evaluating participants’ immune response by measuring antibodies, according to Pfizer’s spokeswoman and Moderna’s clinical trial website.
Fauci: Vaccines for Kids as Young as First Graders Could Be Authorized by September | by Caroline Chen | February 11, 2021 | ProPublicaFinally, there is some evidence that taking ibuprofen or acetaminophen before getting vaccinated can dull the body’s immune response.
Research points to a different immune response to viral exposure in children, which may signify that their immune systems are able to neutralize the virus much faster and therefore stop it from replicating.
The study originally set out to investigate a single dose of vaccine, but was changed to two doses when concurrently conducted early studies showed that two set doses of the vaccine produced a stronger immune response.
Can AstraZeneca's Vaccine Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 Virus? | Alice Park | February 4, 2021 | TimeThe immune system then registers the protein as a foreign body and begins building an immune response and making antibodies, the same way it would if you were infected with the coronavirus.
Vaccine terms explained: Efficacy vs. effectiveness, herd immunity and others | Allyson Chiu | February 4, 2021 | Washington Post
With enough changing of the influenza RNA over time, the vaccine no longer provokes the “right” immune response.
When You Get the Flu This Winter, You Can Blame Anti-Vaxxers | Kent Sepkowitz | January 1, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTSo too with a vaccine that provokes a specific immune response aimed at a specific RNA sequence.
When You Get the Flu This Winter, You Can Blame Anti-Vaxxers | Kent Sepkowitz | January 1, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIt causes some of my cells to express Ebola proteins to illicit an immune response.
Some of the financial orphans Global Cures identifies are believed to enhance the immune response to tumors.
For people with celiac disease, consuming gluten triggers an immune response in the digestive system.
Research Shows Link Between NSAID Use and Gut Disease | Valerie Vande Panne | April 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for immune response
the reaction of an organism's body to foreign materials (antigens), including the production of antibodies
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Scientific definitions for immune response
[ ĭ-myōōn′ ]
A protective response of the body's immune system to an antigen, especially a microorganism or virus that causes disease. The immune response involves the action of lymphocytes that deactivate antigens either by stimulating the production of antibodies (humoral immune response) or by a direct attack on foreign cells (cell-mediated immune response.) An inability to produce a normal immune response results in immunodeficiency diseases such as AIDS. See also cell-mediated immune response humoral immune response.
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