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Immune response to vaccines better than expected after 80 years

2021-04-15T17:25:36.176Z


DECRYPTION - UK study shows good immune response to AstraZeneca and Pfizer / BioNTech vaccines. AstraZeneca and Pfizer / BioNTech vaccines induce a good immune response in people over 80 years of age for up to 5 weeks after a single injection. These results come from a study conducted in the UK by the UK Coronavirus Immunology Consortium (UK CIC), submitted to The Lancet but not yet peer reviewed. " This is completely consistent with what recent real-life studies in Scotland and the UK show


AstraZeneca and Pfizer / BioNTech vaccines induce a good immune response in people over 80 years of age for up to 5 weeks after a single injection.

These results come from a study conducted in the UK by the UK Coronavirus Immunology Consortium (UK CIC), submitted to

The Lancet

but not yet peer reviewed.

"

This is completely consistent with what recent real-life studies in Scotland and the UK show that older people have a good response to vaccines, including AstraZeneca's.

», Comments Jean-Daniel Lelièvre, head of the infectious diseases department at Henri-Mondor Hospital (Créteil) and vaccine expert at the Haute Autorité de santé (HAS).

The data show similar antibody production but enhanced cellular immunity with the AstraZeneca vaccine.

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When it was put on the French market, the HAS recommended reserving this vaccine for people under 65, for lack of sufficient data on older subjects.

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Source: lefigaro

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