Video / Michael CraigA New Zealand Covid vaccine study aims to discover how our diet may impact immune response. A small team from the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research is involved in the vaccine study. "At least in animals it looks like the short-term fatty acids are the thing that enhances this immune response." O'Sullivan said it was also important to note increased immune response did not necessarily correlate to increased protection. "But it's not just looking at the immune response to the Pfizer vaccine – in the study we're basically characterising New Zealand's immune response."

Source: New Zealand Herald July 13, 2021 18:00 UTC