TWiP 242: Worms impair COVID vaccines
- September 6, 2024
- Tagged as: antibody, B cells, Heligmosomoides, helminth, IL10, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, SARS-CoV-2, T cells, Th1, Th2, vaccine response
TWiP reviews a study showing that intestinal helminth infection impairs vaccine-induced T cell responses through an IL-10 pathway, which compromised protection against antigenically drifted SARS-CoV-2 variants.