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I've seen a lot of people wringing their hands about COVID antibodies dropping off after 3 months, screeching things like "immunity doesn't last".
@DKThomp called up the experts, and explains why you shouldn't be wringing your hands and screeching. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/could-covid-19-immunity-really-disappear-months/614377/
@DKThomp called up the experts, and explains why you shouldn't be wringing your hands and screeching. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/could-covid-19-immunity-really-disappear-months/614377/
And @DKThomp doesn't even mention the additional fact that vaccine immunity can be longer-lasting than naturally acquired immunity! https://twitter.com/VirusesImmunity/status/1284545152103657476
Here's really the money paragraph. Smallpox antibodies fade months after getting the vaccine, but the immunity from vaccination lasts DECADES. We ERADICATED smallpox with this vaccine.
In sum:
1. Antibodies aren't the only thing that can give you immunity
2. Your body can (probably) remember how to make new antibodies
3. Vaccines can potentially give you longer-lasting immunity than you'd get from actually getting COVID.
STOP HYPERVENTILATING, PEOPLE.
1. Antibodies aren't the only thing that can give you immunity
2. Your body can (probably) remember how to make new antibodies
3. Vaccines can potentially give you longer-lasting immunity than you'd get from actually getting COVID.
STOP HYPERVENTILATING, PEOPLE.
