Posted on 08/31/2021 4:55:40 AM PDT by MtnClimber
It turns out that there are plenty of reasons why the powers that be don’t want people to know whether they have antibodies or not.
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For a while, there was no easy way to test for natural immunity. When those tests came out, I found that I had to travel 100 miles to get one and that my insurance would not cover the $160.
Now, the very new COVID tests are widely available for those feeling ill or curious. They’ve been passing out the COVID tests like candy at the Christmas parade, which explains why antibody testing did not take off. Why should it? If one had COVID as determined by the nasal probe, then one would achieve natural immunity and be good to go, assuming one survives the virus.
But still, why aren’t we testing for natural immunity to see who needs the vaccine? It would make sense that those with the superior antibodies shouldn’t need to risk a vaccine that still has some questions attached to it. There are reasons we do not look for natural immunity or even talk about it. The reasons are not scientific.
The first reason is that testing people for natural immunity as a screen for the vaccine would reveal possibly millions of people who successfully survived a “deadly” disease without any long-lasting harm or even knowing that they had it. The Democrats must maintain the narrative that this virus is a deadly scourge of mankind. People who survive and have immunity without even realizing it make it a lot less dangerous and scary—but scary is important to the narrative.
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I had a dose of the Covid in January, 1920. Never got the jab. I asked my doctor if there is a test I could take to prove that I had antibodies. He told me not to bother. The PCR tests are not accurate. However, in the face of mandatory passports, it would be a good thing to have a immune passport.
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Wow... 1920? :)
Seriously, so your Doc states tests are not accurate to test for Anti-bodies, but they are used all the time to scam the public into conferring all the people who have Covid.
I’m told that you really can’t determine if your infection was recent or years ago, since you could have been infected by a coronavirus before.
Still, I think it would be a good test to take, and then maybe take it again in three to six months,
I went to bed last night with a cough, a lot of phlegm, no fever or loss of sense of smell or taste.
A lot of people running around with the same symptoms who are testing negative for Covid.
I ‘ve been vaccinated and not wanting to take any booster.
I’m thinking why get tested? I’m not that sick. I’ll self quarnteen,and if it was Covid I have natural immunity.
I just don’t get this thinking that you get a booster every six months or every year.
Jan 2020, before the hysteria really began. =) That was quite a typo.
Actually I was lucky. I caught it on a cruise during Thanksgiving week, 2019. I would have hated to be quarantined in that little cabin on the ship.
I have a relative in Germany who says there you can either get the shot or show you’ve had covid in the past 6 months.
It should be.
Anyone who has had a Covid-19 infection and gotten over it should neither feel obliged nor be mandated to get a vaccine. Their level of immunity is likely better than and lasting longer than that provided by the vaccines.
Because the purpose of the jab is to continue to use taxpayer $$ to enrich Pharm, who pay off the ones mandating this.
That is why the FDA did not approve the Pfizer vax. They approved a version of the vax that is not yet available. They re-approved the existing vax on the existing emergency basis so that the product on the shelves can continue to be used.
If you are vulnerable (co-morbidities) then get the jab. For anyone else it is about as useful as crystals and copper bracelets.
Tell that to Big Med.
I read today that Scott Gottleib (former FDA official and current Pfizer exec member of the revolving door club) says that we should look at natural immunity.
Expect Fauci and CDC to tack that way this week as phase 1 draws to a close. It will feel like victory to those not wanting the jab, but it’s only the beginning.
Begin phase 2: vaccine passports showing vaccination status or natural immunity. No passports! No papers please. We need to resist Medical Fascism.
We had Covid in our family-—tested and lost our taste a few days and smell for months. However, every single Democrat I work with all of the sudden are “science deniers” and believe Natural immunity is right wing code word for “pandemic denier”. However, every single “Republican” says to me “Damn-—I wish I had that instead of this stupid vaccine”.
There’s so many lost people it’s unbelievable!
The author got lost on this one because there is a test, not for antibodies to the virus but to test the response of lymphocytes:
So you can find out if you have been exposed to the virus.
Yes. I am forced to wear the “Leper Label” (mask) at work even though my immunity status is likely much better than those around me who are vaxxed.
Natural Immunity is good and works but only if you live though Covid, then it is not so good
The PCR test has nothing to do with testing for antibodies.
If he told you that I’d wonder about his ability as a doctor.
I asked for a Covid antibody test at my doctor’s the other day.
I had an opportunity to transport covid patients. I figure if I have the antibodies I’d agree.
Doc said no, the test has some forty percent false result. So he said he didn’t want me exposing myself thinking I’m immune if I am not.
I don’t know why a test with that large of an error window is even used. It seems useless to me.
Two versions of antibody tests are available at Kroger of all places. Hat tip to epluribusunium.
https://www.kroger.com/rx/guest/antibody#/Components/Pagination?page=4
You can also pay for one through your doctor at Labcorp or Quest Diagnostics and maybe others. The prevailing price seems to be about $40. I’ll be doing this soon since Kroger is not in our region.
I want to check because I suspect a whole lot of us have had asymptomatic c19 already. My doc has never given much weight to the PCR test because of so many false positives. Lab techs have tended to run the test until it shows something and I suspect they do it past the 40 CT. Beyond a CT of 25 it is possible the test is measuring contamination. A friend who tested positive asked the tech what the CT was on his test and the tech had no idea what he was talking about.
I had something strange in June of ‘20. Just felt weak as a kitten for about 5 days with a low grade fever. No idea what it was, neither did the doc but he had seen three other cases in our area at that time.
A friend’s whole family is down with c19 right now. I sure don’t want it but I remain unjabbed and intend to stay that way.
Recently I received an email that CVS Pharmacy was offering antibody tests. I think it was $39 or something like that. The email looked very official, CVS logo, designating which CVS stores near me had the test and so forth. I made an appointment online, showed up, and the employee said, “We don’t have antibody testing. We’ve never had antibody testing.” I showed him the email from CVS, and he said, “Well, I’ll have to inform Corporate about that.” He didn’t say it was fake or anything, just that he’d have to inform Corporate. I never got those emails again. Since then I have wondered what that was all about. Did CVS intend to offer the tests, and were then warned they’d better not?
Bronchitis is not a normal issue with vaccines so it is probably coincidental.
You have antibodies in your system to fight a cold but you can still get colds. Flu vaccine is once a year and lasts about 8 months-to just over a year
Delta has different symptoms, You don’t normally lose sense of smell and you get sore throat/headache
Then I got it
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