#Vaccines are a highly effective way to prevent infectious diseases as well as reducing the need for #antibiotics and therefore antibiotic resistance. However, #immune responses to vaccinations vary hugely between different individuals and populations. Researchers from Flinders University, South Australia, and Stamford University, USA, have now concluded that the composition and function of an individual’s #gut #microbiota is a driving force in affecting responses to vaccination. The review published in Nature Reviews Immunology, showed how microbiota-targeted interventions could help infants and other at risks group receive the full benefit of effective vaccines.

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Published 17th February 2021 Ayurvedic proverb: “When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use; when diet is correct, medicine is of no need.” The shift in messaging since the allocated timeline for 15m vaccinations was achieved in the UK, is a fascinating process of dialogue and development. One can imagine that numerous pressures are

The recommendations to be vaccinated for Influenza are at first sight straight forward, individuals at risk of severe complications from the virus are recommended to prime their adaptive immune system to be better equipped to meet the influenza challenge. A small but growing body of evidence suggests that the materials used to support this proposal may be flawed and that industry promoted research papers may be instrumental in suggesting that the benefits to human health are not as significant as the commonly supported model suggests.