The answers aren't medical, they're pragmatic.
- COVID-19 Antibody Tests cost more than the vaccine (roughly $40 Vs. $16/dose).
- We lack the quantity of Antibody Tests we'd need.
- We'd need to set up additional systems and processes to accommodate the testing and proof (which, again, is a cost).
The implicit assumption that often go along with these natural immunity proponents is that the vaccine is unsafe. Since if the vaccine was safe, the logistical and cost arguments win the day, the only way to make the argument otherwise is to start with the assumption that the vaccine is unsafe and work backwards.
Therefore, I propose that the argument between natural immunity Vs. vaccine is largely a distraction that people who believe the vaccine to unsafe use to obfuscate their goals. Since the data on vaccine safety is a settled issue, you're really just discussing if the US should waste money on multiple redundant workflows so that vaccine hesitant people can feel better.
- COVID-19 Antibody Tests cost more than the vaccine (roughly $40 Vs. $16/dose).
- We lack the quantity of Antibody Tests we'd need.
- We'd need to set up additional systems and processes to accommodate the testing and proof (which, again, is a cost).
The implicit assumption that often go along with these natural immunity proponents is that the vaccine is unsafe. Since if the vaccine was safe, the logistical and cost arguments win the day, the only way to make the argument otherwise is to start with the assumption that the vaccine is unsafe and work backwards.
Therefore, I propose that the argument between natural immunity Vs. vaccine is largely a distraction that people who believe the vaccine to unsafe use to obfuscate their goals. Since the data on vaccine safety is a settled issue, you're really just discussing if the US should waste money on multiple redundant workflows so that vaccine hesitant people can feel better.