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A coronavirus vaccine, once found, likely won�t be as effective
in protecting people who are obese, researchers have warned.
Other immunizations, such as those for the flu and hepatitis B,
have been shown to be less successful among obese people � a
pattern that experts believe will hold for COVID-19, CNN
reported Wednesday.
�Will we have a COVID vaccine next year tailored to the obese?
No way,� Raz Shaikh, an associate professor with the University
of North Carolina�s nutrition department, told the outlet.
�Will it still work in the obese?� he asked. �Our prediction is
no.�
But it doesn�t mean that when a vaccine is rolled out, obese
people shouldn�t get inoculated, argues Dr. Timothy Garvey, the
University of Alabama�s director of diabetes research.
�The influenza vaccine still works in patients with obesity, but
just not as well,� Garvey told CNN. �We still want them to get
vaccinated.�
However, the issue is still of particular concern in the United
States, where more than 107 million people are considered obese,
meaning their weight is higher than what is considered healthy
for their height.
In addition, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has
said people with obesity are at higher risk of severe illness if
they become infected with the coronavirus.
Scientists across the globe are racing to create a vaccine for
the contagion that has caused more than 700,000 deaths
worldwide, including at least 157,000 in the US, according to
Johns Hopkins University data.
https://nypost.com/2020/08/05/covid-19-vaccine-likely-wont-be-as- effective-in-obese-people-experts/
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