GETTING A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP IMPROVES IMMUNE RESPONSE TO VACCINATIONS

People who sleep for less than six hours a night produce significantly fewer antibodies after getting their jabs

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It's well established that sleep is vital for our health - it reduces the risk of everything from heart disease and stroke to obesity and dementia. Now, a study by researchers in Paris, France, and Chicago, USA, has found that getting a good night's sleep can also help our bodies' immune response to vaccinations.

To investigate the effect of sleep on vaccine effectiveness, the team combined the results of seven studies looking at jabs for influenza and hepatitis A and B. They then compared the antibody responses of the participants who slept for seven to nine hours a night with those who slept for six hours or less.