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No — what we have discovered is the antibodies from the acute phase disease only stay around 3 months or so. But there is excellent basic science literature to demonstrate that there is T-cell (memory) immunity. This is a big deal. This is what confers life long immunity. If after 3 months people were again susceptible we would see it all over the place and particularly the media as it would be used to eviscerate President trump.

There have been rare reports of possible reinfection, all of which are disproved

The vaccine itself is 95% effective precisely because it generates T-cell immunity. That was the most exciting finding in Phase II and III clinical trials.

I advised my 80 something year old mother who had the wild type disease not to bother getting vaccinated.

“...No — what we have discovered is the antibodies from the acute phase disease only stay around 3 months or so. But there is excellent basic science literature to demonstrate that there is T-cell (memory) immunity. This is a big deal. This is what confers life long immunity. If after 3 months people were again susceptible we would see it all over the place and particularly the media as it would be used to eviscerate President trump.
There have been rare reports of possible reinfection, all of which are disproved. The vaccine itself is 95% effective precisely because it generates T-cell immunity. That was the most exciting finding in Phase II and III clinical trials.
I advised my 80 something year old mother who had the wild type disease not to bother getting vaccinated....”

That’s exactly what I was looking for.
I definitely do NOT want to go thru a repeat of that wonderful “experience”...it’s some nasty crap.
Again, thank you so much, and please keep us all posted how the booster goes. God bless you and your frontline team.

Thank you for this. I too have recently recovered from Covid and was pondering as to whether I should get the vaccine. Had heard about the antibodies lasting maybe only 3 to 4 months, but that T-cells can last for years. I am leaning toward not getting the vaccine at this point. Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!