More immediately, if you exercise your arm in the hours before a flu shot, you likely will develop a stronger antibody response than if you rest that arm, a few small studies indicate. But there have also been suggestions that under certain circumstances, exercise may dampen the immune response. Some epidemiological research and personal stories from athletes hint that intense, exhausting exercise might be detrimental to immunity in the short term. Afterward, all of the young people received a flu shot and kept notes about any side effects they felt, such as a sore arm. “The basic principles of vaccine response are probably the same,” she says.

Source: bd News24 August 30, 2020 06:45 UTC