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[–] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 22 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

Read the article. It's not a traditional vaccine as we know it, but it puts the immune system on a higher alert level in general, meaning it will have faster and stronger responses to any pathogens.

I personally expect that there will be downsides to that, which the researchers do acknowledge. But it's interesting research nonetheless.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 0 points 10 hours ago

Interesting I will. Some vaccines already do that, the TB and Polio both boost Innate immunity, and produce lower death rates from all ailments, as confirmed by multiple independent studies, according to articles published in spring of 2020 in the NYTimes.

The TB is just given to kids I think, and lessens severity if not preventing infections completely, and I think had the more pronounced innate immunity.