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SUBMITTER: Richards KA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8494023 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Richards Katherine A KA Shannon Ian I Treanor John J JJ Yang Hongmei H Nayak Jennifer L JL Sant Andrea J AJ
The Journal of infectious diseases 20200601 2
Despite the benefits of yearly influenza vaccination, accumulating evidence suggests that diminished vaccine efficacy may be related to repeated vaccination. Although studied at the level of B-cell responses, CD4 T-cell responses have not yet been examined. In this study, we analyze CD4 T-cell responses to influenza vaccination in subjects who differ in their vaccine history. We find a striking disparity in their responses, with previously vaccinated subjects exhibiting significantly blunted CD4 ...[more]