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Does malnourishment or poor diet affect the covid-19 vaccine to not produce antibodies?

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How are you defining malnourishment ? At some point the lack of proper nutrient availability will lead to many body systems breaking down including the immune response to a vaccine. Being a bit underweight, or making some poor dietary choices would not fit that definition.

Answered 5/26/2021

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Unless you are severely undernourished with multiple deficiencies, you will mount adequate response to the vaccine. For healthy diet: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/., exercise 30 minutes/day, drink enough water daily so your urine is mostly colorless, have safe sex, no tobacco alcohol weed or street drugs. Wish you good health!

Answered 5/26/2021

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I too, am perplexed by what is meant by poor diet. BUT, would absolutely not avoid vaccination because of an assumed malnourished state. The latter should be addressed, but the presence of COVID-19 would be a significantly dangerous event to be avoided.

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