Less than six hours’ sleep cuts immune response to vaccines, data shows

Getting less than 6 hours of sleep? How Covid-19 impacted our sleep pattern

COVID-19 worsens sleep patterns for 28% of people, and recovery does not guarantee improved sleep due to ongoing inflammation, respiratory issues, and sleep apnea.

Here’s why scientists say sleep affects your vaccine immunity

The study analyzed self-reported sleep duration where antibodies were reduced in people who slept less than six hours.

This is what happens if you get less than six hours of sleep a night

A good night’s sleep can make all the difference (Picture: Getty Images) Queen Rihanna once said that she only gets three or four hours sleep a night. Meanwhile, J.Lo has talked about burning the candle at both ends in her twenties, saying she would get just ‘three to five’ hours of shut eye. According to the NHS adults need, on average, between seven and nine hours sleep a night. If you have the odd bad night, it’s not a big deal, but if you’r…

Too little sleep blunts immune response and may make vaccination less effective

Researchers have found in a new study that too little sleep blunts immune response and may make vaccination less effective.According to the multi-institution study sleeping fewer than six hours per...

Sleeping less than six hours will decrease vaccine effectiveness

The multi-institution study, published in the peer-reviewed academic journal Current Biology, sheds light on the link between sleep duration and antibody response.

Getting a good night’s sleep could boost your response to vaccination

We all know how important sleep is for mental health, but a meta-analysis publishing in the journal Current Biology on March 13 found that getting good shut-eye also helps our immune systems respond to vaccination. The authors found that people who slept less than six hours per night produced significantly fewer antibodies than people who slept seven hours or more, and the deficit was equivalent to two months of antibody waning.