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    Natural immunity superior to vaccines against delta variant, CDC study finds

    NEW YORK (AP) — A new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that people who were both vaccinated and had survived a prior bout of COVID-19 were best protected from infection.

    The study, that examined infections in New York and California last year, found that unvaccinated people with a past infection were a close second. By fall, when the more contagious delta variant had taken over but boosters weren't yet widespread, that group had a lower case rate than vaccinated people who had no past infection...

    The research does fall in line with a small cluster of studies that found unvaccinated people with a previous infection had lower risks of COVID-19 diagnosis or illness than vaccinated people who were never before infected.

    The new study's findings do make sense, said Christine Petersen, a University of Iowa epidemiologist. She said a vaccine developed against an earlier form of the coronavirus is likely to become less and less effective against newer, mutated versions...

    Natural immunity superior to vaccines against delta variant, CDC study finds | WFLA

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    My wife got covid and got the vax afterwards, and still got omicron. I got covid a year ago and not vaccinated and was positive for antibodies, and got omicron. I can only assume that the first covid's antibodies aren't good for omicron, neither is the vaccine, or we are just outliers.

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    Rog and I have appointments in Feb to get our antibodies tested.
    $120 each. but we think it's worth it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by A.J. View Post
    Rog and I have appointments in Feb to get our antibodies tested.
    $120 each. but we think it's worth it.
    Dang. Down here I get it done at Labcorp. I think it's $40.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fuego View Post
    Dang. Down here I get it done at Labcorp. I think it's $40.
    Our blood samples will be sent to the Mayo Clinic. I suppose that's a big part of the cost. I've heard that the labs in Canada are turning away (or ordered to turn away) antibody testing for covid. Ordinarily, it would be covered by our health care system, when ordered by a dr.

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    Rog and I have appointments in Feb to get our antibodies tested.
    $120 each. but we think it's worth it.
    I'm not sure I said this, I'm getting old and I forget so forgive me. My parents were sick last year and got their antibodies tested. I think my dad's were fine, but my mother was told she didn't have many at all. I'll be interested in what the test tells you.

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