The COVID‐19 vaccine did not affect the basal immune response and menstruation in female athletes

• Published in: Physiological reports Vol. 11; no. 3; pp. e15556 - n/a
• Main Authors: Chiang, Ming‐Ru, Shih, Li‐Chun, Lu, Chi‐Cheng, Fang, Shih‐Hua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.02.2023; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Athletes; Biomarkers; Blood Cell Count; Blood platelets; Blood tests; Coronaviruses; COVID-19 - metabolism; COVID-19 vaccines; COVID-19 Vaccines - metabolism; COVID‐19 vaccine; Disease transmission; Exercise; Female; Female athletes; Humans; Immune response; Inflammation; Inflammation - metabolism; inflammatory marker; Laboratories; Leukocytes (neutrophilic); Lymphocytes; Lymphocytes - metabolism; Masks; Menstruation; Neutrophils; Neutrophils - metabolism; Original; Pandemics; Physiology; Platelets; Retrospective Studies; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Side effects; Software; Vectors (Biology); Taiwan; COVID-19 vaccine; blood cell count; inflammatory marker; menstruation
• ISSN: 2051-817X; 2051-817X
• DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15556

The COVID‐19 pandemic restricted the regular training and competition program of athletes. Vaccines against COVID‐19 are known to be beneficial for the disease; however, the unknown side effects of vaccines and postvaccination reactions have made some athletes hesitant to get vaccinated. We investig...