MMR, Tdap Vaccines Linked With Increased Protection Against Severe COVID-19: Study
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The MMR vaccine, given during early childhood, and Tdap preventive, given every 10 years, are known to elicit a protective response against the diseases from which the vaccines get their names, they said.
The Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) and Tetanus-Diphtheria-Pertussis (Tdap) vaccines have been associated with increased protection against COVID-19 and reduction in severity of the disease, according to a study. The researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in the US noted that vaccines are designed to induce a strong and long-lasting immune response through the creation of memory T cells and B cells. The MMR vaccine, given during early childhood, and Tdap preventive, given every 10 years, are known to elicit a protective response against the diseases from which the vaccines get their names, they said. However, it is possible that these vaccines may also elicit cross-reactive memory T cells capable of responding to protein targets called antigens present in other disease causing microbes, including the viral antigens inS-CoV-2.More Related News