I hope a consequence of this is that we'll begin to treat antibody levels as an alternative proof of immunity to vaccine documentation. Vaccines are a means to

I hope a consequence of this is that we'll begin to treat antibody levels as an alternative proof of immunity to vaccine documentation. Vaccines are a means to an end, not an end themselves. If someone has the requisite antibody immunity from having had the virus, we shouldn't necessarily be vaccinating those people. For one, there are people all around the world waiting for vaccines. If the antibody levels can be used as a general stand in for immunity, there are people that need the vaccines more than those who have the requisite antibodies. Secondly, intentionally triggering an immune response isn't exactly good for you. The assumption is that a vaccine arrives at an immune response in a less harmful way than getting the infection itself...but for those who have had the infection (and demonstrated a sufficiently high antibody count), retriggering an immune response is subjecting a person to a needless secondary immune response.