Vaccinations can produce a lasting effect known as trained immunity, altering the behavior of the innate immune system and resulting in both a reduction in the chronic inflammation of aging and a more effective immune response to unrelated infectious agents. Arguably the largest body of research into trained immunity involves the BCG vaccine for tuberculosis, widely used outside the United States. A lesser body of work examines the trained immun…
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