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> In a typical year, “we might get exposed to a small bit of virus and your body fights it off”, says John Tregoning, an immunologist at Imperial College London
by legitster 4y ago
> In a typical year, “we might get exposed to a small bit of virus and your body fights it off”, says John Tregoning, an immunologist at Imperial College London. But “that kind of asymptomatic boosting maybe hasn't happened in the last few years”.
It seems like the problem is the opposite. No one has immunity to anything. So the longer you put it off the worst it will get.
- sp332 4y agoThat's on a population level. On a per-person level, there is no such thing as immunity debt, as the article says about halfway down. If the people around you are more likely to carry viruses, it's more important to protect yourself.
- sn0w_crash 4y agoPopulations consist of… people.
- sp332 4y agoThere's a difference between lots of people getting a disease vs individuals being more susceptible.
- taolegal 4y ago> there is no such thing as immunity debt this makes absolutely no sense at any level
- peteradio 4y ago> there is no such thing as immunity debt No? If I have lived in a bubble for 2 years and come out, what happens when I'm exposed to 20 new things?
- sp332 4y agoIf you were in a bubble for 2 years, you'd skip a couple of flu seasons. When you get out, you're not going to get 2-3 flus.
- legitster 4y agoOkay, sure. But even if getting a cold is just a bandaid that you rip off once, wouldn't you rather rip it off ahead of the big cold season every year?