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Until vaccine research is in its final stage before being disseminated to the public, researchers have not succeeded in finding the vaccine can be used for the elderly or the elderly. In fact, they are the group most vulnerable to being exposed to Covid-19. (Read: 7 Practices After Ablution and Its Virtue)
Like when the world has faced various epidemics before, the elderly are unlikely to get it because their immune systems are considered too weak. The only vaccine specially formulated for parents is the Shingles vaccine. These immune boosters are usually given to patients in their 70s.
Other vaccines specifically designed are Meningitis and Papillomavirus vaccines. However, the vaccine is not for parents, but adults. “As far as I know in the last few centuries, most vaccines have always been developed to protect young children from infectious diseases,” said Shayan Sharif, professor of vaccinology at the University of Guelph Canada, quoted by the BBC.
Sharif explained, drug experts in the world have a lot of knowledge related to vaccines for children, but very little knowledge about vaccines for adults, let alone parents. One of the biggest challenges is the difference in the immune system which plays an important role in maximizing vaccine function.
Most infectious diseases also have more serious effects on older people than young people. In addition, parents are at risk of contracting the same or a different disease in the future. The reason, their immune system experiencing immunosenescene or aging.
Like other parts, the human immune system shows signs of aging. Some immune cells lose their function. The immune system is a network of many cell types that are very complex and can interact with one another. If some cells die, the body’s balance is shaken.
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