Vaccine efficacy and alcohol?

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8:00a, 3/23/21

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I know alcohol consumption can weaken the immune system at a certain point. Could this also inhibit antibody development during the time a vaccine should be doing it's thing? If so, would it take heavy drinking to have an impact?

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9:40a, 3/23/21

The spanish flu killed the young more than the old. this was because the older had a shot of liquor every night, which killed the virus. Young people didn't drink.

Drink up Johnny

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In reply to Scotts Tot • 4:15p, 3/23/21

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Scotts Tot said:
I know alcohol consumption can weaken the immune system at a certain point. Could this also inhibit antibody development during the time a vaccine should be doing it's thing? If so, would it take heavy drinking to have an impact?

This is a known thing that is non specific to any one vax or cold. Drinking lowers your immune response whether against fighting a cold or building a response to a vaccine.

Just take a night off. If like me you won't feel much like drinking anyways.

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In reply to culdeus • 4:28p, 3/23/21

My immune system disagrees!

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5:35p, 3/23/21

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I'm still drinking

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In reply to culdeus • 7:20a, 3/24/21

AG

Thanks. What I'm really wondering is whether alcohol consumption over the whole 5-6 week course (for the mRNA vax) has a detrimental impact on the development of antibodies. Perhaps it's like most other things where moderation is fine but overdoing it could have an adverse effect.