Dr. Schultz concludes in his 2010 paper, Age and Long - term Protective Immunity in Dogs and Cats, «In general, adaptive
immunity following vaccination with modified live virus (MLV) vaccines develops earliest and most effectively in that it is often complete and duration of immunity is often lifelong.»
Not exact matches
The durability of the vaccine (that is, how long protective
immunity lasts after
vaccination) is not yet established, and one longer - duration
follow - up study of vaccinated individuals suggested that
vaccination might not convey long - lasting
immunity to all recipients.
One avenue of our translational research aims to determine the impact of in utero HIV - 1 exposure on infant
immunity to
vaccinations and co-infections by dissecting the infant immune repertoire present at birth in the context of maternal HIV - 1 infection and how the infant T cell repertoire changes
following early life exposures compared to infants born to the HIV - 1 uninfected women of similar socio - economic status.
All of this is summed up by the
following quote given by Dr Ronald Schultz (a veterinary immunologist) after he spent 40 years testing canine
vaccination and
immunity...
Studies are underway right now that will most likely demonstrate that
immunity to rabies
vaccination is good for at least 5 or 7 years; however, for now we must certainly
follow the law with regard to this
vaccination, given the public health risk of rabies.