[rktman]

How about if you’re qualified you have a job. EOFS!

[House Atreides]

Natural immunity = vaccine not needed. Common sense prevails in at least this place.

[ImpBill]

How does anyone know if they have natural immunity or not?

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

[beaversmom]

I got my antibody test in August.
My number on the test was 308.
Not sure what that number means, but I do have natural immunity.

[allendale]

It is yet to be demonstrated that people who have had an actual illness from COVID-19 and recovered are actually susceptible to a second infection from COVID-19 or its current known variants. Once the immune system has dealt with an infection, it has detectable antibodies that persist for a while. But even if those antibodies become “undetectable” over time, the immune system is still programmed to mount an almost immediate protective response if that individual were to come in contact with that pathogen.

The problem is the variants. So far previously infected people have not been susceptible to the variants. It is possible that a new distinct variant will evolve that evades this “natural” immunity. Also there is some concern that immuno comprimised people if they somehow survived an initial infection with COVID-19 may be susceptible to a second infection. However such infectious variants have not yet been documented to sicken previously infected people or making them carriers that can transmit to others.

Sadly thecommissars now have undue influence at CDC, NIH and within Academia.The data is being filtered through a political prism.

[blueplum]

well, there’s a breeze of sanity for a change

[\/\/ayne]

Right - my regular doctor was spouting off the party line recently; that HCQ could kill you. He flinched when I explained that was a lie by the Lancet, later they were forced to withdraw the debunked article. Then he tries to tell me natural immunity might run out quickly.

"Really, Doctor?" I replied. "For the first time in history? I'd like to see the evidence of that. I'm sure you would, too." He got a panicked look.

He's been a good doctor up to now and a friend, it's hard to know what to think these days. I wonder how I can even find a good local doctor.

[metmom]

“Current studies are not clear on how long natural immunity protects from reinfection.”

It sure can't be any worse than the useless after a couple months vaxxes.

Notice how they always are so cautious about the immunity from a natural infection but so casual about the longevity of the immunity, if any, from the vax.

[mombonn]

I believe I’ve had it and recovered. I would agree to be tested for antibodies; but have not been tested for covid, nor will I.