{"title":"Ironing Out Vaccine Efficacy.","authors":"Christian G Peace, Luke A J O'Neill","doi":"10.1016/j.medj.2021.01.003","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Iron deficiency has been linked to impaired humoral immunity to vaccines. In this issue of <i>Med</i>, Frost et al. demonstrate the importance of serum iron levels for lymphocyte function during vaccination and infection, pointing to iron supplementation as a strategy to boost vaccine efficacy, including against COVID19.<sup>1</sup>.</p>","PeriodicalId":272244,"journal":{"name":"Med (New York, N.y.)","volume":" ","pages":"113-114"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2021-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.medj.2021.01.003","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Med (New York, N.y.)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medj.2021.01.003","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Iron deficiency has been linked to impaired humoral immunity to vaccines. In this issue of Med, Frost et al. demonstrate the importance of serum iron levels for lymphocyte function during vaccination and infection, pointing to iron supplementation as a strategy to boost vaccine efficacy, including against COVID19.1.