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by 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.