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ahimsa

"Switching arms between vaccine doses could dramatically improve immune response, OHSU study shows" 😲

Surprising news! This is dated last week but it aired just a couple days ago

opb.org/article/2024/02/16/swi

Until recently, doctors didn’t think it made a difference which arm patients got their COVID-19 vaccine in. But a new study from Oregon Health & Science University shows that switching arms between doses could lead to as much as a fourfold increase in immune response. Though further studies are necessary, researchers suspect the improvement has to do with how the body learns to protect itself against viruses, meaning the results could be replicated in other multidose vaccine regimens.
#COVID#Vaccine#Research
Feb 24, 2024, 12:33 AM·Public·Web
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Lia Pas

@ahimsa_pdx oooo! I’m going to keep this in mind for my second shingles dose

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ahimsa

@lia_pas I wonder how it works?

I think this study was only on COVID-19 vaccines but I'd have to listen to it again (can't find a transcript - Grrr...) I only heard part of the story while driving.

I don't know whether it works for all vaccines! 🤷🏻‍♀️

EDIT: But I guess it wouldn't hurt to switch arms! They do always ask which arm you want!

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Lia Pas

@ahimsa_pdx I had to get 3 different vaccines over 3 months this fall and my left shoulder is still stiff so I was going to switch arms anyways 😅

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