Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have shown that improving metabolic health in obese mice before vaccination, but not after, protects against influenza virus. (IMAGE)

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have shown that improving metabolic health in obese mice before vaccination, but not after, protects against influenza virus.

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Ana Vazquez-Pagan, co-author and former student at the St. Jude Graduate School of Biological Sciences

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Courtesy of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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