2min chapter

The Joy of Why cover image

What Has the Pandemic Taught Us About Vaccines?

The Joy of Why

CHAPTER

The Different Types of Antibodies

Is there like a ready to go army or civil defense that's in all the different tissues looking for any kind of trouble? What a great question. So we have something called secretory IgA or mucosal antibody. And that's the antibody that really is at the mucosa. It's along the mucosa in the in your nose, your respiratory tract, your GI tract. But the vaccines don't induce secretory IgA because the cells that make it are lining the mucosa and aren't in muscle of your arm where you get the vaccine.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode