The Impact of Obesity on Influenza Vaccine Immunogenicity and Antibody Transfer to the Infant During Pregnancy
A high BMI did not impair influenza vaccine antibody responses in pregnant women at 1 month post-vaccination. However, at 6 months post-vaccination, and in the cord blood samples, the percentages maintaining HI titre ≥ 40 were lower for obese women than for non-obese pregnant women.
Authors
- Peter Richmond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7562-7228)
- Michelle Clarke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9635-8784)
- Suja M. Mathew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1654-2376)
- Ian Barr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7351-418X)
- Lynne C. Giles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9054-9088)
- Helen Siobhan Marshall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2521-5166)
Institutions
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (AU)
- Women's and Children's Health Network (AU)
- Peter Doherty Institute (AU)
- Perth Children's Hospital
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Vaccines
- Published
- 2024-11-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines12121307
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39
Funders
- Sanofi