{"id":5396,"date":"2023-12-05T15:10:14","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T21:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/?p=5396"},"modified":"2023-12-05T15:10:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T21:10:17","slug":"why-your-mood-could-affect-your-flu-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2023\/12\/05\/why-your-mood-could-affect-your-flu-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"Why your mood could affect your flu shot"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Silly cat videos could be good for your health \u2014 at least if you are about to get one of the seasonal vaccines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For instance, when people who were in a positive mood got a flu shot that day, they produced higher levels of antibodies to help them fight the disease, according to one\u00a0British\u00a0<\/a>study. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This data on mood and vaccines is limited, but a substantial body of research shows many other lifestyle factors \u2014 such as diet, exercise and even social interactions \u2014 may affect how much protection people get from vaccines, including, it appears covid-19 jabs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scientists are still trying to determine how higher antibody counts translate into disease protection in real life: After all, there are other parts of the immune system, such as T-cells, that play an important role in keeping us healthy, too. Yet for now,\u00a0antibody<\/a>\u00a0levels are a common measurement used by scientists trying to determine vaccine efficacy, and \u201cthat is generally a correlate of protection,\u201d says\u00a0Marian Kohut<\/a>, an immunobiologist at the Iowa State University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not all people respond to vaccines in the same way. Some develop better antibody protection than others, while immunization may fail for an unlucky few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe response induced by a vaccine can vary tremendously between individuals,\u201d says Bali Pulendran<\/a>, an immunologist at Stanford University. Age is part of the reason, he says, with older people<\/a> generally responding less effectively than younger ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genetics also play a role. Studies<\/a> of twins show that for some vaccines, such as measles, almost 90 percent of the variation in antibody response is due to our genes (for other vaccines, these numbers are lower \u2014 for mumps, for instance, the variation in antibody response due to genes is 39 percent).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet even if you are older and didn\u2019t win the genetic lottery, you can still improve your chances of a good vaccine response, experts say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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