hornhuntertom
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The delta variant is NOT "much stronger", it is only more contagious. 5 Things To Know About the Delta VariantAntibodies are not going to save you. Stop believing that.
If you caught covid, say in March, the antibodies aren't going to protect you AT ALL from the Delta variant. What's more, those antibodies will be gone in a matter of a few weeks to a few months. (Nobody knows for sure as there isn't enough data from unvaccinated people.)
That's why there's a flu vaccine each year - because the flu isn't the same. It mutates over and over and over again. The flu you caught two years ago isn't going to be the flu you catch next year.
The same applies to covid. The Delta variant is much stronger and much more contagious than the original strain was. It's NOT the same covid people caught and survived 6 months to a year ago.
According to the CDC in the last 5 Flu seasons the peak effectiveness of the vaccine was only 48% and it only made it that high once. Flu Vaccine Effectiveness and Duration for Adults and Children
Using the flu vaccine as a comparison only reinforces the notion that we will end up needing annual (or biannual) boosters every year going forward.
But lets talk real numbers...how many in the US have had covid and how many have died from it and then break the deaths down by age and pre-existing conditions. yeah, I couldn't find those numbers either. I wonder why?
If a group has a 99% percent or greater chance of surviving why don't they have a choice on whether or not to get vaccinated? And please don't tell us it's to protect everyone else...if you want protection get the vaccine and enjoy all the benefits thereof.
Looks to me like antibodies matter. Just my opinion though.
Antibodies Protect Against COVID-19 Reinfection
https://www.healthline.com/health-n...atural-immunity-works-after-COVID-19-develops
https://www.cancer.gov/news-events/...ing real-world data,reinfected with the virus.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/testing/serology-overview.html
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