07-23-2021, 01:04 PM
(07-23-2021, 10:42 AM)jwalker3853 Wrote: I agree with you. I think that long term, Covid is going to be another seasonal virus. Also, in terms of herd immunity, I think that the vaccine only plays into part of the story. There are folks out there that have anti-bodies due to already having Covid. It doesn't make sense to me that your body could make anti-bodies that are effective via a vaccine but aren't effective if you have already had the virus. I understand there may be differences due to various strains but to fully discount it the way it has been - to me - doesn't make sense and is missing a part of this. I'd be curious as to how many of the variant D deaths among the unvaccinated population had already had Covid in the past. Don't know if that stat exists or not, but it would be interesting to see.
Right now the data is indicating the antibodies produced by vaccination bind with the spike protein mutations better than the antibodies produced by infection which gives you better protection against mutated strains which could cause a second infection.
That’s why President Trump’s medical team advised him to get vaccinated after previously having Covid and both him and Melania were vaccinated while still at the White House. But, he had to wait awhile after receiving the monoclonal antibodies so they didn’t interfere with his vaccine.
