Posted on 01/11/2022 11:21:43 AM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
The NCAA on Thursday released its new COVID-19 (WuFlu) guidance for winter sports, and the guidance contains some important news.
As ESPN reports, the NCAA’s COVID-19 (WuFlu) Medical Advisory Group updated its definition of “fully vaccinated” to account for various new vaccinations, boosters, and immunity factors.
“Fully vaccinated individuals now include those within two months of receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, five months of receiving the Pfizer vaccine series or six months of receiving the Moderna vaccine series;” reports ESPN staff writer Jeff Borzello, “and individuals who are beyond the aforementioned timeline and have received the booster vaccine.”
But perhaps the biggest development came in the following line.
“Individuals within 90 days of a documented COVID-19 (WuFlu) infection fall within the equivalent of ‘fully vaccinated.’”
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“They are only coming to the realization that their stupid COVID regulations will ultimately mean no NCAA sporting events would ever be held again.”
Ok, no matter the reason, good decision.
Tony Fauscist is going to be angry.
“Recent research,” the Mayo Clinic says, “suggests that people who got COVID-19 (WuFlu) in 2020 and then received mRNA vaccines produce very high levels of antibodies that are likely effective against current and, possibly, future variants. Some scientists call this hybrid immunity.”
That’s me and I take Hydroxychloroquine!
Your weird writing style aside (though it looks like bad machine prose), I’d say... so what? I’d still rather kill someone than take what they are pretending is a “vaccine”. Do you support Americans in that?
Finally, will this break the dam?
Only for 90 days?? WTF?? Is there any data that shows no antibodies ar 90 days past recovery? If these were accurate there would be many millions of reinfections.
Thank God someone has some sense.
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Homework assignment for you and many others on this thread. Actually read the article.
These policies are absolutely ridiculous and make no sense except to force people to get vaccinated on a regular basis.
Dang. Read folks will you!
It's still not sensible.
They only give you 90 days.
“They’re making the right decision for the wrong reason.”
Of course they are but that’s the completely unimportant part.
It will be extended.
now how bout the REST of the world...
They see soccer players falling dead
Lame rule. Immunity from having the CCPflu lasts longer than 90 days. What tools. And please, stop changing the definition of vaccinated to fit the narrative. A vaccination is a shot or shots that keeps you from getting the disease, or spreading the disease.
We don't know that.
But I recall reading somewhere that because of T-cell and B-cell activity, the natural immunity from recovery is broader and deeper than the vax and up to 17 (?) times more durable.
Why 90 days. They think “the science” says a Covid-illness-recovered natural immunity is only good for 90 days? If they think that then they are not using science. Naturally acquired immunity for most rhino viruses including the corona viruses can be years due to long term non-variant-specific T-cell memory. In fact it was stated from a study yesterday that some folks have immunity to Covid from their acquired immunity to the seasonal flu. Often with sufficient general immunity to a virus your immune system will make adaptations for antibodies to specific variants if an when an infection/attempted infection from them is met.
TLDR: Waning antibodies ≠ loss of immunity.
The neutralizing antibodies are what both pro and anti-vax people seem to dwell on, and for "studies", they are low hanging fruit that is easily quantified. Both sides constantly link "antibodies" with "immunity", depending on what type of immunity (natural or vax) they want to criticize. Sure, antibodies are one key to prevent a positive test and possible infection and illness, but the immune system has several other tools to keep the virus from gaining a foothold. These are much more complex and extremely difficult to quantify and study, but there are some studies that dig into T-cells, B-cells and adaptive immunity. Much of what makes "natural immunity" so robust lies in the adaptive immune system.
Shouldn’t that count for spectators, too?
Spring Break in FL is going to be insane. This is just research to test herd immunity and reinfection rates.
Must be the teams were complaining that they were running out of players.
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