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Reply to comment by Arangatang in New evidence suggests that ‘hybrid’ immunity, the result of both vaccination and a bout of COVID-19, can provide partial protection against reinfection for at least eight months. Immunity acquired by booster vaccination alone seems to fade somewhat faster. by MistWeaver80
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Reply to comment by Stein_um_Stein in New evidence suggests that ‘hybrid’ immunity, the result of both vaccination and a bout of COVID-19, can provide partial protection against reinfection for at least eight months. Immunity acquired by booster vaccination alone seems to fade somewhat faster. by MistWeaver80
Wow impressive…..how old are you ?
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Reply to New evidence suggests that ‘hybrid’ immunity, the result of both vaccination and a bout of COVID-19, can provide partial protection against reinfection for at least eight months. Immunity acquired by booster vaccination alone seems to fade somewhat faster. by MistWeaver80
I'm five shots in. I'm sure I'll eventually get COVID, but I'd rather get my natural boost after as much unnatural help as possible.
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Reply to comment by ryschwith in Scientists made a new kind of ice that might exist on distant moons by technical_404
My first thought!
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Had to return to dresden
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Reply to comment by Altiloquent in New evidence suggests that ‘hybrid’ immunity, the result of both vaccination and a bout of COVID-19, can provide partial protection against reinfection for at least eight months. Immunity acquired by booster vaccination alone seems to fade somewhat faster. by MistWeaver80
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Reply to comment by amillefolium11 in Scientists made a new kind of ice that might exist on distant moons by technical_404
Busy busy busy
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Reply to comment by WhatsUpWithThatFact in New evidence suggests that ‘hybrid’ immunity, the result of both vaccination and a bout of COVID-19, can provide partial protection against reinfection for at least eight months. Immunity acquired by booster vaccination alone seems to fade somewhat faster. by MistWeaver80
That seems to be about how often me and my mom end up with Covid…perhaps it’s somewhat true.
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Reply to comment by ryschwith in Scientists made a new kind of ice that might exist on distant moons by technical_404
We already have ice 9. It's boring and hard to make, like the rest of the ices
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Reply to comment by sids99 in New evidence suggests that ‘hybrid’ immunity, the result of both vaccination and a bout of COVID-19, can provide partial protection against reinfection for at least eight months. Immunity acquired by booster vaccination alone seems to fade somewhat faster. by MistWeaver80
Vaccinated people are less likely to get sick and less likely to spread it if they get infected
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Reply to New evidence suggests that ‘hybrid’ immunity, the result of both vaccination and a bout of COVID-19, can provide partial protection against reinfection for at least eight months. Immunity acquired by booster vaccination alone seems to fade somewhat faster. by MistWeaver80
I currently study infectious diseases and have done some work on SARS-CoV-2, maybe I can clear some things up for people.
The "holy grail" for a successful vaccine is triggering the generation of memory B cells and long lived plasma cells. Memory B cells are long-lived, quiescent cells that rapidly respond to antigen when activated and long lived plasma cells (LLPCs) constitutively secrete antibodies throughout their lives and can live as long as we do.
Studies have shown that SARS-CoV-2 vaccination elicit both T and B cell responses and generate antibodies but these antibodies seem to wane after 3-6 months; no LLPCs. This article is highlighting research that shows having natural infection + a vaccination seems to elicit an antibody response that is longer than only vaccination. Data in my lab shows 3-5 months vs 7-10 months and lots of papers I've seen show similar trends.
That's all this article is saying. I don't think it's trying to claim one method is better than another, or to get infected on purpose. We are all (in the field) trying to figure out how to trigger this differentiation into long lived plasma and memory B cells from a vaccine. There are tons of factors mediating this obstacle including mutation rate. Measles and polio, for example, are very stable viruses and don't mutate as often. This contributes to the success of their vaccines as they provide largely lifelong immunity.