Hubby is retired military (Go, Navy!), and neither one of us are getting the jab. The VA has sent him several letters and emails, encouraging him to get the vax. He talked to his PA about doing a blood test to check for antibodies since more and more doctors and medical professionals are saying natural immunity after contracting Covid is better than the vaccine. She told him the VA won't allow her to do it. When he asked why, she said they would rather he get the jab. Not much of an answer, I know, but her hands are essentially tied.
Fast forward a few weeks. Hubby went to a Fast Pace facility for a minor injury. The NP who works there lives in our neighborhood. They got to talking about Covid stuff, and he told her about the VA refusing to do an antibody test. She said, "I'll do it!'
Five days later, the results showed he still has antibodies from when we both had Covid last September. I decided to do the same, and my results were positive for antibodies as well.
I've been an RN for over 30 years. My understanding of most colds, flu, etc. is that you usually keep antibodies for that particular strain for 2-3 months, tops. The fact that ours are still in our systems for over a year makes me wonder if the theory about lifetime immunity to Covid may be true.
Has anyone else been tested for antibodies?
I know that scientists have shown that people who recovered from SARS back in 2003, still have antibodies 18 years later.
In an interview I heard Rand Paul say that people who had survived the Spanish Flu (1917 - 1918) as children were tested 8o years later and still had immunity.
Remember swine flu? It barely affected older folks, they determined the reason was due to a similar flu strain they had been exposed to…65 years prior.
My siblings and I got swine flu but my parents got nothing and this was 2009.
I wonder if I could find out if I had swine flu in 2008 or 09.... I was so sick one of those years. Ahh the good Ole days
Same here and I was living with them at the time!
I was 1 year out of the navy, 24 or 25 at the time.
Never in my life had I been so sick as with H1N1.My doctor called me daily and made me get a checkup every 3 days. It was 2 or 3 weeks of absolute hell.
People were getting sick left and right, so they started putting up hand sanitizer everywhere and Dr offices put in little displays that said "if you're experiencing cold or flu symptoms, put on a mask while in here"
Yep me too, I legit thought I was going to die when I had h1n1. But after a few days in bed on constant NyQuil I made it.
Wow!
That’s impressive. Any sauce?