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To: familyop
Immune for the time being, probably, but probably not later.

Not true. The cells in your body that produce antibodies have memories. Natural immunity, for the most part is lifelong. It is vaccine immunity that is short-lived.

If you believe that natural immunity doesn't last long, then you certainly can't rely on a vaccine-acquired immunity to do better.

36 posted on 04/09/2020 9:58:00 AM PDT by Shethink13 (there are 0 electoral votes in the state of denial)
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To: Shethink13
"Not true. The cells in your body that produce antibodies have memories. Natural immunity, for the most part is lifelong. It is vaccine immunity that is short-lived."

Coronaviruses like the flu and COVID-19 mutate. Acquired immunity against one strain may not work against the next or the one after...or even another strain spreading at the same time.

"If you believe that natural immunity doesn't last long, then you certainly can't rely on a vaccine-acquired immunity to do better."

Immunity from from being afflicted with and damaged by a disease is not redeveloped within a person's body to defeat or weaken subsequent mutations of a virus. Although vaccines are developed in advance of a season, there are efforts to develop vaccines for strains that are overseas and headed this way.

39 posted on 04/09/2020 2:13:26 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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