Exploratory evidence of mitigated immune imprinting following concomitant COVID-19 and influenza vaccination
Min Joo Choi, WonSeok Gwak, Jae Young Yun, Hae Jeon Ju, Eunjoo Choi, Hee Jin Cheong, Woo Joo Kim, Chulwoo Kim, Hwa Jung Kim, A-Yeung Jang, SunKyung Yoon, June-Woo Lee, Hye-Sook Jeong, Joon Young Song · 2025
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Min Joo Choi and co-authors study what happens when COVID-19 and flu vaccines are given at the same visit, in a paper from 2025. Giving both at once is now common practice. Long-term data on how the pairing affects immune response, above all for new virus variants, were still scarce.
Eighty adults took part and were followed for ten months. Half got both vaccines at one visit, and half got them at least four weeks apart. Blood tests tracked antibodies and the power of the response against the first virus form and a later variant. Both groups kept strong responses for the full period, with no sign that one vaccine blocked the other. The joint group showed a stronger variant response early on. The authors call that sign of eased immune imprinting, and say it needs more study.
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| CREATOR | Min Joo Choi, WonSeok Gwak, Jae Young Yun, Hae Jeon Ju, Eunjoo Choi, Hee Jin Cheong, Woo Joo Kim, Chulwoo Kim, Hwa Jung Kim, A-Yeung Jang, SunKyung Yoon, June-Woo Lee, Hye-Sook Jeong, Joon Young Song |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |