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by donor20 2093 days ago
We keep on hearing that having the antibodies = no resistance to subsequent infection and then articles like this. I also don't buy it fully.

Antibodies are tied into what helped you get over your initial infection, if they don't do anything how did you clear initial infection? Sure - we don't have the studies yet - but this claim that there is no immunity is totally bogus - the reality - we don't yet have a study for THIS virus to show the full cycle of immunity - that doesn't mean Covid is a magic virus.

Secondly, this title "short lived immunity" is ridiculous. The issue is immune response, ie, when re-infected can your body clear disease efficiently. Isn't that how most immune responses work, you don't even really trigger them pre-infection. But then you get an exposure, body response kicks in (often better on repeat) etc.

I'm tired of these "masks don't help", "antibodies mean nothing", "reinfections are common" type articles.
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Izkata 2093 days ago
> We keep on hearing that having the antibodies = no resistance to subsequent infection and then articles like this. I also don't buy it fully.

> Antibodies are tied into what helped you get over your initial infection, if they don't do anything how did you clear initial infection?

It's not magic, it really is a thing with mutations in a handful of other viruses: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibody-dependent_enhanceme...

It was an early fear that I think we're past by now.

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collyw 2093 days ago
It would be better if the just admitted they don't have a clue, and masks look like they make sense. Lockdowns seemed to make sense, until Sweden showed that they probably were not necessary. I would respect them more for that.
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KerryJones 2093 days ago
It's important to look at Sweden's culture and what they did do. They gave recommendations and did do a partial shutdown, and much of their populace actually listen to the government recommendations, unlike the American populace.

It's also important to compare cities and countries of comparable magnitude, size can make a big difference.

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djsumdog 2093 days ago
> much of their populace actually listen to the government recommendations, unlike the American populace

Americas have followed the rules, in almost all regions. People all over the US stopped being social days or weeks before the lockdowns even started.

What are you basing this on?

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KerryJones 2093 days ago
Not in major areas such as Los Angeles, San Diego and other hot spots. Both from friends I've talked to in the area, to video footage, to instagrams to media. This is also true of many republican cities and states through Texas, Florida and the South.

Many stopped immediately, but many have no stopped. There are even COVID parties, and open rallies with 500,000 attendies: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2020/09/08/sturgis-mo...

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