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Dietary factors and constitutively high hepcidin expression can drive low serum iron availability. Sufficient iron concentrations are required to generate a robust adaptive immune response. In particular settings, it may be possible to acutely supplement serum iron availability to support immunity, thereby improving vaccine efficacy – this concept remains to be investigated.
