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I certainly had that feeling ... until 5 days after my first shot when I tested positive for COVID (which I almost certainly contracted at the pharmacy where I

I certainly had that feeling ... until 5 days after my first shot when I tested positive for COVID (which I almost certainly contracted at the pharmacy where I got the shot). Talk about an emotional rollercoaster. Thankfully my case was very mild so maybe the vaccine still helped. But now that I'm doubly protected (natural antibodies and vaccine-induced antibodies?) I'm ready for that hedonistic summer you mentioned - where do I sign up!?

bserge 6y ago
You're not double protected, it's the same antibodies. Recovered from Covid antibodies = vaccine antibodies. But that's just how I understand it, I'm not an expert. I don't really understand why people who just recovered from Covid (~1 month) still need the vaccine. Not that I mind it, I just can't get it.
- idlewords 6y ago
  Because both give you antibodies, but only the vaccine has that microchip
- lastofthemojito 6y ago
  Yeah, I had some questions about whether I should still get my second dose having had COVID after the first dose. Would it potentially cause any health concerns? Did I even need it? Should that dose instead become a first dose for someone else? Most of the guidance I found was the medical equivalent of "shrug, go ahead and get the second dose", so I did. Hope you're able to get yours soon!
- toomim 6y ago
  There's no way to make money from people naturally being immune, so regulators have no reason to incentivize that behavior. And tribally, it's not as much of a bonding experience as sticking a painful sharp object into your shoulder and injecting yourself with the tribe's serum.
- ggreer 6y ago
  The vaccines give you antibodies for one part of the virus: the spike protein. Recovery from covid gives you antibodies for more parts of the virus. This is why reinfection in recovered people is so much rarer than infection in vaccinated people. Of course the risks of covid are much higher than the risks of any vaccines.
- pstrateman 6y ago
  People who have recovered from covid-19 have fewer antibodies for the spike protein than people who have been vaccinated with the mRNA vaccines. Presumably they have antibodies to things other than the spike protein though, but I don't think the widespread antibody tests look for anything else.
idlewords 6y ago
Oh man, that's awful! But your blood is probably half antibodies now. Fire up the BBQ!

bserge 6y ago

You're not double protected, it's the same antibodies. Recovered from Covid antibodies = vaccine antibodies. But that's just how I understand it, I'm not an expert. I don't really understand why people who just recovered from Covid (~1 month) still need the vaccine. Not that I mind it, I just can't get it.

idlewords 6y ago
Because both give you antibodies, but only the vaccine has that microchip
lastofthemojito 6y ago
Yeah, I had some questions about whether I should still get my second dose having had COVID after the first dose. Would it potentially cause any health concerns? Did I even need it? Should that dose instead become a first dose for someone else? Most of the guidance I found was the medical equivalent of "shrug, go ahead and get the second dose", so I did. Hope you're able to get yours soon!
toomim 6y ago
There's no way to make money from people naturally being immune, so regulators have no reason to incentivize that behavior. And tribally, it's not as much of a bonding experience as sticking a painful sharp object into your shoulder and injecting yourself with the tribe's serum.
ggreer 6y ago
The vaccines give you antibodies for one part of the virus: the spike protein. Recovery from covid gives you antibodies for more parts of the virus. This is why reinfection in recovered people is so much rarer than infection in vaccinated people. Of course the risks of covid are much higher than the risks of any vaccines.
pstrateman 6y ago
People who have recovered from covid-19 have fewer antibodies for the spike protein than people who have been vaccinated with the mRNA vaccines. Presumably they have antibodies to things other than the spike protein though, but I don't think the widespread antibody tests look for anything else.

idlewords 6y ago

Oh man, that's awful! But your blood is probably half antibodies now. Fire up the BBQ!