Ask HN: How do I know my Covid-19 vaccine is working?

[charbonneau2]

To find out an individual's immunity against hepatitis B, we use standard serologic testing [1]. With COVID-19, the FDA[2] and CDC[3] state that you "should not interpret the results of your SARS-CoV-2 antibody test as an indication of a specific level of immunity or protection from SARS-CoV-2 infection".

Which methods can be used to evaluate a person’s level of immunity or protection from COVID-19? How do I know if my 2nd (or 3rd) dose worked? Are there any ongoing trials (for immunity tests)?

[1] https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hbv/pdfs/serologicchartv8.pdf

[2] https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/safety-communications/antibody-testing-not-currently-recommended-assess-immunity-after-covid-19-vaccination-fda-safety

[3] https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/clinical-considerations/covid-19-vaccines-us.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fvaccines%2Fcovid-19%2Finfo-by-product%2Fclinical-considerations.html

[raxxorrax]

There is a test for antibodies which medical professional have to go through in some cases. You will only get a binary result though if you have protection or not.

[op00to]

BE SURE TO DRINK YOUR OVALTINE (The author of the poster is selling food supplements)

[h2odragon]

They give you a paper card that then people ask to see to prove you've been vaccinated.

Any biological effects the vaccines have are essentially irrelevant, they're a tribal sign and "sacrifice ritual".

[caeril]

Not really sure why this is downvoted.

We now know for a fact that comprehensive population vaccination is not sufficient to reduce the R0-value of the infection below 1, so the "protect others" rationalization is entirely invalid.

Restricting freedom of movement and association on the basis of a mandatory medical treatment that does NOT sterilize the population of something that has long been endemic is purely an authoritarian power play, with a dash of virtue signaling thrown in.

Don't get me wrong, it will definitely help YOU and YOUR own mortality risk, but the population protection argument is a ship that has long since sunk. Any advocacy for mandates at this point is motivated by pure fascistic tyranny, and nothing else.

[redis_mlc]

Even after the corona vaccine, you can still get and transmit the virus.

So there's no point in worrying about it.