SARS-CoV-2

Marcus Zw Tong1, Julian Dj Sng1, Meagan Carney2

  • 1School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences The University of Queensland St Lucia QLD Australia.

概括

体重指数 (BMI) 升高会影响对SARS-CoV-2感染的免疫反应,降低抗体水平和B细胞功能. 对于BMI为25kg/m2或更高的个体,建议接种疫苗,而不是依赖感染诱导的免疫力.

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