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Measles is an infectious disease which can cause outbreaks even if the vaccine has a high efficacy rate. In this study, it was found that difference in vaccine effectiveness could be associated with a baby's gut microbiome. Vaginal birth allows infants to get a variety of microbes from the mother and this can enhance immunity in a long run.

New Delhi: According to a new study by researchers from the University of Cambridge, UK, and Fudan University, China, one dose of the measles vaccine is 2.6 times more likely to be ineffective in children born via a c-section surgery as opposed to children born normally. Researchers say that therefore, it is important that children born via c-section are given two doses of the measles vaccine for maximum protection.



Additionally, when the vaccine fails, the immune system doesn’t produce antibodies to keep measles away thereby leaving everyone vulnerable. A second dose of the vaccine can on the other hand offer better immunity in children born via c-section. How does a measles vaccine work in the body of a c-section child? Measles is an infectious disease which can cause outbreaks even if the vaccine has a high efficacy rate.

In this study, it was found that difference in vaccine effectiveness could be associated with a baby’s gut microbiome. Vaginal birth allows infants to get a variety of microbes from the mother and this can enhance immunity in a long run. Researchers said that the way one is born has long-term consequences on immuni.

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