Covid-19 vaccines may not be completely effective in obese people, as experts suggested Tuesday that a healing process may be slower in obese people compared to the healthy ones. According to a Nature report, obesity is associated with an immune response to Covid-19. And vaccines for a handful of other diseases often don’t work as well in obese people, suggesting that a pill for Covid-19 may not provide as much protection as researchers would like.
“The severity of Covid-19 may be high in obese or diabetic people. The fact is that the immune and healing process may be slower in an obese person than in a healthy person,” Navneet Sood, Pulmonary Consultant, Dharamshila Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, IANS reported.
“Such a situation also affects the immune system’s response to vaccines. The same applies to the Covid-19 vaccine but, there is still no study that strongly confirms the a direct relationship between efficacy and obesity of Covid-19 vaccines, “Sood said.
Obesity can cause persistent low-grade inflammation, which is thought to increase the risk of diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. As a result, obese people may have higher levels of various immune regulatory proteins, including cytokines.
The immune responses released by cytokines can damage healthy tissue in some cases of Covid-19 deficiency, according to the report. According to a recently released study, published in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science, suggests that depression, stress, loneliness and poor health can weaken the body’s immune system and the effectiveness of vaccines Reduce new Covid-19.
The researchers assert that environmental factors, as well as the genetics and physical and mental health of a weak person can weaken the body’s immune system, slowing down the response to vaccines. “In addition to the physical toll of COVID-19, the pandemic has a mental health role, causing anxiety and depression, among many other related problems. Emotional stresses like this can affect the immune system person, adversely affecting his ability to keep off diseases, ”said study researcher Annelise Madison of Ohio State University in the US.
Health experts also suggest that there are a number of factors that may reduce the effectiveness of new Covid-19 vaccines and should therefore be avoided. “The immune system of people with very poor health and low immunity may affect the vaccine response,” said Jyoti Mutta, Chief Consultant, Microbiology, Sri Balaji Medical Action Institute, New Delhi.
“People may be exposed to steroids, severe diseases, uncontrolled diabetes or with psychiatric disorders such as cancer patients, severe kidney patients in this region. Alcohol should also be avoided. If one ‘Following a healthy lifestyle does not seem to be the opposite, “Mutta added.