Can air pollution lower antibody responses to Covid vaccine? See study here | Mint - Mint
Can air pollution lower antibody responses to Covid vaccine? See study here | Mint
The researchers in the study said that exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and black carbon was associated with about a 10 percent decrease in IgM and IgG antibody responses in people without prior infection
A study has analysed that people who were exposed to higher levels of air pollution before the pandemic had lower antibody responses to COVID-19 vaccines.
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