Vaccinations

3 important questions on Vaccinations

What is the effect on vaccination on antibody’s, CD4 & CD 8 memory?

Antibodies will show no significant decline after vaccination fo years. The CD4 and CD8 T cells will show a half-life of around 8-15 years.

What is the effect of an active vaccination on the secondary immune response?

The vaccination is the primary immune response, when the person encounters the infection via a pathogen the memory cells will recognize faster, and the secondary immune response will come op stronger and more rapid than the primary response.

What is the advantage and disadvantage of passive vaccination?

The advantage is that its fast and suitable for immunodeficient patients, the disadvantage is that it’s expensive, intravenously injected and there is no long-term memory.

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