APS
2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025
The Hidden Toll of Loneliness: Impaired Immune Responses and Vaccine Efficacy
- Ozge Ugurlu
University of California, Berkeley - Darwin Guevarra
Miami University - Aric Prather
University of California, San Francisco - Elissa Epel
University of California, San Francisco
Abstract
Sixty percent of American adults regularly experience loneliness, which is linked to serious mental and physical health issues like depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. This longitudinal study examines the relationship between loneliness and vaccine efficacy, providing novel evidence on the connection between loneliness and immune system responses.
