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Yep. Pre-vaccine, the presence of antibodies after infection and recovery did NOT mean we were immune, or so we were told. At best, said the CDC, we had maybe 90 days of immunity because the antibodies began to wane after that. T-cells and B-cells were simply ignored by the "experts."

Once the vaccines were rolled out, antibodies became the marker used to "prove" the vaccines were working. The more Abs, the better. But the fully vaccinated should by no means go and get antibody-tested at the local pharmacy to see if their jabs had taken effect. Hmm.

Then we found out how fast the unnaturally-high levels of antibodies wane in the vaxxed after the first 3 months or so, something like 40% per month compared to 5-10% per month after natural infection. And we saw the vaxxed Abs plummet to undetectable levels in well under a year, while naturally-induced antibodies plateaued and maintained a constant low level. "We'll just add a booster! It should have been a 3-dose series all along. That'll fix it!"

The first booster pushed antibodies even higher than the original series, and they came crashing down even faster. Along came omicron, and those antibodies didn't work too well against it. The response, of course: "Time for another booster! With more antibodies, there will be more in circulation that work against the variant!"

Now here we are, with the FV&2B cohort getting infected in spite of all those antibodies, and it isn't necessarily mild. *cough*Gavin Newsom, 10 days after his fourth jab*cough*.

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