Posted on 05/27/2021 7:02:38 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The New York Times is reporting on two new peer-reviewed studies that show how “immunity to the coronavirus lasts at least a year, possibly a lifetime, improving over time especially after vaccination.”
“Together, the studies suggest that most people who have recovered from Covid-19 and who were later immunized will not need boosters,” said the Times. If you haven’t been previously infected and received a vaccine, it’s still possible you will need a booster shot.
Researchers looked at cells that retain a memory of the virus that persists in the bone marrow and may churn out antibodies whenever needed, according to one of the studies, published on Monday in the journal Nature. The strong presence of coronavirus antibodies would make a booster shot unnecessary.
The other study, published at BioRxiv, a site for biology research, “confirmed these so-called memory B cells continue to mature and strengthen for at least 12 months after the initial infection.”
“The papers are consistent with the growing body of literature that suggests that immunity elicited by infection and vaccination for SARS-CoV-2 appears to be long-lived,” said Scott Hensley, an immunologist at the University of Pennsylvania.
The studies may soothe fears that immunity to the virus is transient, as is the case with coronaviruses that cause common colds. But those viruses change significantly every few years, Dr. Hensley said. “The reason we get infected with common coronaviruses repetitively throughout life might have much more to do with variation of these viruses rather than immunity,” he said.
In fact, memory B cells produced in response to infection with SARS-CoV-2 and enhanced with vaccination are so potent that they thwart even variants of the virus, negating the need for boosters, according to Michel Nussenzweig, an immunologist at Rockefeller University
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Here’s what the study concludes:
The trick is in the body’s “B” cells that reside in the bone marrow. Researchers believe that these B cells can survive for decades, and when COVID infection threatens, can be let loose to flood the body with coronavirus antibodies. This immune response appears to be strongest for those who were infected with COVID-19 and also received the vaccine. It’s weaker for those who only received the vaccine or who recovered from the virus but have not been vaccinated.
I said, "Nope, not happening"
He had no comment.
Did you ask “did you” !
RE: He had no comment.
That says a lot about what HE PERSONALLY THINKS of the vaccine. Sometimes, Silence is telling.
I embarrassed him enough in the review of my lab results.
People infected with SARS in 2003 still have T-cell and B-cell immunity.
This has been known since the beginning of the lockdowns but has not been mentioned to keep the fear high.
They are still planning boosters anyway. The pharmacutical companines need the $$$.
They also plan to push the influenza vaccine really hard this fall, harder than last year and 2009. Many places outside of healthcare plan to mandate it or require masks for those who don’t take the flu shot this fall.
They are still planning boosters anyway. The pharmacutical companines need the $$$.
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....and the attack to shut down the western world’s economies is increasing......want to bet another Scamdemic is in the making, or another event : western world internet shut down, western financial system attacked, another Covid flu variety hoax,?......
The pharmacutical companines
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Reality is they are much more dangerous than the neighborhood drug dealers. A drug dealer on TV, posting adds everywhere, wearing suit and ties are still drug dealers.
So my big question is about someone like myself. I had the first Pfizer vaccine literally the day I came down with Covid albeit a mild case.
My doctor advised I wait as long as possible to get the second vaccine and I’m seriously considering not getting the second vaccine at all.
So, I’m hoping they will confer “full immunity” on those that have had Covid and one or no vaccinations.
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