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Comment by avsteele

If there is an expert in immunology here I'd really like to ask a question:

Aren't antibody titers just one measure of immunity?

Since ~everyone with just two shots get them a while ago, and people receiving the boosters are receiving them now, wouldn't we expect must higher levels of neutralizing antibodies in boosted people? I know the number of antibodies fades over time, (whether from vaccine or infection) but this doesn't mean you don't have lasting protection after this, right?

Wouldn't it therefore be a mistake/misleading to conclude something specific about a level of protection from this titer data alone?

parent avsteele 4 years ago

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