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JudyM

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15. Hadn't read that about vaccine effectiveness before, good to know.

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #14)

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 08:51 AM

Nov 2020

More on that for anyone interested:

... short habitual sleep (less than 6 hours per night) is statistically associated in humans with reduced life span, increased vulnerability to viral infection, and reduced antibody titers after vaccination. Short-term sleep deprivation prior to vaccination appears to negatively impact antibody titers after influenza vaccination and, at least in rodents, reduces influenza vaccine efficacy.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7030790/

There should be PSAs urging folks to get the vaccine after a good night’s sleep.

Another conclusion from the concept of short habitual sleep compromising immunity, generally, also points to the increased Covid risk imposed on our health care workers by the notorious scheduling that’s endemic in our hospitals, particularly for interns and residents. That insane rite of passage that builds in sleep deprivation, impacting their judgment in life-or-death cases, is apparently also putting them at greater risk of contracting Covid and will likely impair the personal efficacy of their vaccinations.

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New large study: suggests 7-8 hours of good sleep significantly lowers risk of heart failure [View all] JudyM Nov 2020 OP

I rec'd it because I want to find out what this sleep thing is people talk about LiberalArkie Nov 2020 #1

Same here Rorey Nov 2020 #3

Ha! Yep, me too. I'm delighted when I squeeze in 6 hours, so rare. JudyM Nov 2020 #5

I'm doomed Rorey Nov 2020 #2

"Healthy sleep patterns...sleeping 7-8 hours a day." I do that. 7-8 hours a day. Then 7-8 at night. Doodley Nov 2020 #4

Since I got a 3" foam pad, flannel sheets, and an electric blanket..... OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2020 #6

I finally got the electric blanket last year... BigmanPigman Nov 2020 #9

I'm thinking 3" foam, flannel sheets, and a "Biddeford" Blanket will make everyone happier! OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2020 #10

I just looked, that IS the brand Santa brought to me last year. BigmanPigman Nov 2020 #11

My Grandmother worked at the Biddeford Mills that produced Pepperall Blankets. It was on Pepperll I OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2020 #12

please find a replacement for little dog Grasswire2 Nov 2020 #13

7-8 hours a day dweller Nov 2020 #7

Thank you. I will read it again after I've had some sleep (note: this article is truly interesting) Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2020 #8

Too many people just don't understand how important it is PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2020 #14

Hadn't read that about vaccine effectiveness before, good to know. JudyM Nov 2020 #15

And not just in rodents. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2020 #17

Right, nurses too. So sad. JudyM Nov 2020 #18

I was an airline ticket agent at National Airport in Washington, DC, for ten years. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2020 #19

I hear ya. It ought to be studied as a public health hazard, and get press. But... doctor-worship. JudyM Nov 2020 #20

Yeah, doctor worship. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2020 #21

I wish my 70 yr old bladder could read . . . . Worried2020 Nov 2020 #16

This 74-year-old man solved his sleeping issues....... Elwood P Dowd Dec 2020 #22