“The protection against serious disease that results from infection or vaccination is based not only on antibodies but also on cell-mediated immunity and memory cells that activate and produce antibodies when they encounter a pathogen,” Melin explains.
That’s the take home.
Good to see more study of natural infection immunity.
Been a few studies that showed it’s very good, and greatly enhanced by vaccination either before or after the infection, but the more the better.
“The protection against serious disease that results from infection or vaccination is based not only on antibodies but also on cell-mediated immunity and memory cells that activate and produce antibodies when they encounter a pathogen,” Melin explains.
That’s the take home.
Good to see more study of natural infection immunity.
Been a few studies that showed it’s very good, and greatly enhanced by vaccination either before or after the infection, but the more the better.
So to keep your immunity up you need exposure to the virus? Sounds a lot like what veterinarians call heard immunity. Just today I spoke to a retired professor of veterinary medicine about this subject. He was lead of one of the the largest clinic of its kind in the nation. He doesn’t believe anything in the news anymore because it’s all propaganda. He trusts nothing from Washington. Natural immunity is real and not being counted by the undereducated idiots on MSDNC, Fox, CNN, See BS etc. It’s a con job.
You really don’t need to respond because most of you see through the BS anyhow.
Shouldn't this be expected? I would need explanation from someone trained in the field but I thought for the most part the lasting immunity comes from memory T-cells that remember how to create antibodies, not specifically just from antibodies present in the blood. My understanding was that the antibodies show a positive reaction to infection, but the body remembers it long after the antibodies leave. I am open to corrections or clarifications.
And 50 years later, the antibodies won’t show up, but if exposed to the virus the body will crank ‘em up!