Influences of Vitamin A on Vaccine Immunogenicity and Efficacy

Influences of Vitamin A on Vaccine Immunogenicity and Efficacy

Vitamin A deficiencies and insufficiencies are widespread in developing countries, and may be gaining prevalence in industrialized nations. To combat vitamin A deficiency (VAD), the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends high-dose vitamin A supplementation (VAS) in children 6–59 months of age in...

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Main Authors: Rhiannon R. Penkert, Hannah M. Rowe, Sherri L. Surman, Robert E. Sealy, Jason Rosch, Julia L. Hurwitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
vitamin A
pneumococcus
supplementation
vaccines
immune response
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.01576/full

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