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icelandichorsey t1_j75mf8q wrote

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

Of course. Vaccinated people get sick less because the virus doesn't get established in them. That's how vaccines work.

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holaprobando123 t1_j75ma8u wrote

Reply to comment by W0666007 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

I don't hear of it anymore in my country. It's not like we're in the height of the pandemic anymore.

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bandrews399 t1_j75lfwa wrote

Reply to comment by BurrDurrMurrDurr 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

Just rewatched I, Robot and you’re one of the dumbest smart people. You reiterated OP with a bunch of scientific lingo. You reiterated the narrative of the last two years that “science” is savior while reinforcing the fact you have not yet found the “holy grail”. And your holy grail for a successful vaccine is still not as effective as natural immunity. It’s a noble goal and o appreciate your efforts to get there. But it’s fucked up to portray the Covid vaccine effort as an advancement when it doesn’t even match up to natural immunity/defenses.

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SteakandTrach t1_j75ivvx wrote

Reply to comment by W0666007 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

Fun fact: it appears Omicron was an evolved stain from the original and Delta that was MUCH more infective but a lot less pathogenic, which follows historic trends with other viruses. From an evolutionary standpoint, viruses don’t “want” to kill us, they want us alive and transmitting virus. So evolution tends to select for viruses that cause less harm. Will that happen in 4 years, 40 years, or 400 years? No one knows.

We already have 4 coronaviruses that are just the common cold because they have fine-tuned themselves to circulate among us without causing us much harm. COVID will likely be the 5th, it’s a question of “when”.

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supagirl277 t1_j75i9tw wrote

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

But the point is to not have to go through the risk of getting Covid in the first place, so when at all possible, please don’t purposely expose yourself

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PassingTumbleweed t1_j75hr9k wrote

Reply to Political views can be predicted by differences in brain activity. Study says political differences don’t just emerge when it comes to how we interpret reality around us; our brains actually ‘see’ different things depending on our politics. by mossadnik

I wonder what it means that they could predict political alignment based on the sensorimotor cortex. That's the part responsible for tactile sensing and controlling movement, If I'm understanding correctly. Are there other activities that activate those parts in a similar way?

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