Increasing Efficacy of Covid-19 Vaccines by Lifestyle Interventions

Document Type : Review Article

Authors

1 Société Francophone de Nutrithérapie et de Nutrigénétique Appliquée, Villeurbanne, France

2 Inochi Care Private Limited, New Delhi-110017, India

3 Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Pakistan

4 Research and Development Department, Nutri-Logics SA, Weiswampach, Luxembourg

5 Laboratoires Réunis, Junglinster, Luxembourg

Abstract

COVID-19 caused a serious threat to the world population as it spread worldwide rapidly. Existing medicines and vaccines could not cure and control this deadly disease. In this regard, several vaccines have been proposed and designed to control this infection's spread effectively. Along with these vaccines, the general population should adopt specific lifestyle interventions to strengthen their immune system and combat deadly viruses. We used Google Scholar and PubMed databases to find the related information using key terms such as ‘COVID-19’, ‘COVID-19 AND Vaccine efficacy’, ‘Lifestyle intervention AND COVID-19’, and "Lifestyle intervention AND Vaccines," etc. Only articles that discussed the interactions between lifestyle intervention and the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines were selected for this study. Several previous clinical trials and scientific observations with influenza, polio, and other viral vaccines have demonstrated that vaccine response varies across individuals for antibody titer, independent of vaccine antigenicity. This different vaccine response observed among individuals is attributed to several factors such as dietary and nutritional habits, physical activity, stress and sleep deprivation, deficiency of micronutrients (minerals, vitamins), gut microbiota composition, immunosenescence, smoking, and drinking habits. Although there is not much information about COVID-19 vaccine efficacy and lifestyle interventions, experience with other vaccines can undoubtedly be used to suggest lifestyle interventions to improve COVID-19 vaccine efficacy. These lifestyle interventions may boost antibody responses against COVID-19 vaccines, leading to higher protection from the disease, especially among elderly and immunocompromised people. In conclusion, the present review attempts to understand the role of various nutritional and psychological factors that lead to poor vaccine response and suggests specific nutritional and psychological interventions that can enhance vaccine efficacy and improve immune response against COVID-19 vaccines.

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Archives of Razi Institute
Volume 77, Issue 5 - Serial Number 5
September and October 2022
Pages 1527-1538

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