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Same Arm Boosts CoVid Vax Responses

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Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DHWphOavLTB/Receiving sequential CoVid vaccinations in the same arm boosts your initial protective antibody responses 4.5 fold.  Research immunologists at Australia’s University of Melbourne report this result after analyzing the immune responses to CoVid vaccination in a mouse model.  This more rapid, stronger antibody responses could better protect you during sudden outbreaks of CoVid.  Following the antibody response over time showed that, by one month post-vaccination, the antibody levels were statistically similar whether the animal was vaccinated in the same or the opposite extremity.The heightened initial antibody production occurs because already sensitized lymphocytes in the lymph nodes draining the vaccinated arm are ready and able to manufacture a new batch of antibodies.  Eventually, the vaccine’s antigens make their way through the body and trigger a more diffuse immunologic response.What’s the bottom line:  choose to receive your repe