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The J&J and mRNA vaccines (reliably) induce antibodies to the pre-fusion spike protein, so you may have a wider range of antibodies with vaccination than withou
by maxerickson 5y ago
The J&J and mRNA vaccines (reliably) induce antibodies to the pre-fusion spike protein, so you may have a wider range of antibodies with vaccination than without.
(It's the only target they present to the immune system is why I put reliably; there's no saying infection doesn't induce similar antibodies)
- mrtesthah 5y agoThere have been studies suggesting vaccination indeed provides better immunity to mutations. e.g, Vaccine-induced immunity provides more robust heterotypic immunity than natural infection to emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern: https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-226857/v1 https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-226857/v1