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Originally Posted by daepp
I got whatever covid was around last September - tested positive 4 times. On a scale of 1 to 10, it was about a 4 (compared to the sickest I ever got).
I had an auto-immune malfunction back around 1980 (no lingering issues today) but when the flu shot came out I was told not to get it as it could cause the issue to return.
I got the same guidance for the covid vaccine.
My issue is, I have antibodies still, and the mean duration for antibodies after you've had covid is like 22 months. Which is way better stats than the vaccine. So why doesn't any government or institution make allowances for those who have the (longer lasting) antibodies obtained from actually having caught the flippin virus?
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Originally Posted by speeder
Not arguing but where did you hear 22 months, (for antibodies/immunity)? I've heard that it's a LOT less.
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This was a mistake. The levels drop off. There is a half-life. But below a certain point, it is not "immunity". You don't get 22 months of immunity. And the immunity is only true for the original variant. Against Delta, you have to have a much higher antibody level for the vaccine to produce "immunity" against Delta, which is why we needed boosters. And with Omicron, it is so different, that there basically isn't cross immunity. You get the "help" that the body "knows what to do", which prevents getting a bad case (hospital/death).
The same is true for cross immunity between strains. The more different it is, the less likely cross immunity exists. You got the original, you can get delta and you can get omicron. But you are not likely to go to the hospital.