PFCs, chemicals in environment, linked to lowered immune response to childhood vaccinations

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-01/hsop-pci011912.php

Public release date: 24-Jan-2012
Contact: Todd Datz
Harvard School of Public Health

Boston, MA—A new study finds that perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), widely used in manufactured products such as non-stick cookware, waterproof clothing, and fast-food packaging, were associated with lowered immune response to vaccinations in children. It is the first study to document how PFCs, which can be transferred to children prenatally (via the mother) and postnatally from exposure in the environment, can adversely affect vaccine response.

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