Thanks. You've obviously been digging here. As I understand it, antibodies aren't specific to COVID19, so the test for antibodies is somewhat suspect. This gets very important when considering the insidious notion of immunity certs. Do antibodies work across the strains? Doesn't work with influenza, which is why the vaccine is so ineffective. So many questions and the answers are either unknown or deeply hidden.
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As it mutates more the effectiveness of antibodies or a vaccine will drop against all strains (like influenza where strains have many mutations between them). But right now COVID19 has 3 very closely related strains, so it might not be perfect immunity but your body won't be caught off guard if hit again by a different strain. Each new strain will push towards common cold levels of illness, becoming a less dangerous and shorter illness.
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Thanks. You've obviously been digging here. As I understand it, antibodies aren't specific to COVID19, so the test for antibodies is somewhat suspect. This gets very important when considering the insidious notion of immunity certs. Do antibodies work across the strains? Doesn't work with influenza, which is why the vaccine is so ineffective. So many questions and the answers are either unknown or deeply hidden.
[–] PewterKey ago
As it mutates more the effectiveness of antibodies or a vaccine will drop against all strains (like influenza where strains have many mutations between them). But right now COVID19 has 3 very closely related strains, so it might not be perfect immunity but your body won't be caught off guard if hit again by a different strain. Each new strain will push towards common cold levels of illness, becoming a less dangerous and shorter illness.