Their own bodies would manufacture antibodies to fight off subsequent infections, which would get progressively weaker and weaker. That's how the deadly 1918 Spanish Flu (which killed 1 in every 3) quietly fizzled out without any vaccines.
— JonnoL (@JonnoL32552677) October 21, 2021
(Editor’s Note: Wait – is that Greta getting her nose rammed in that tweet?)
And here’s another reason to just keep getting all these boosters and just do whatever the government tells you to without ever asking any questions ever at all.
As Covid-19 infections surge in England, people are increasingly reporting catching Sars-CoV-2 for a second or even third time.
New analysis has suggested that unvaccinated individuals should expect to be reinfected with Covid-19 every 16 months, on average.
With winter approaching, scientists are warning that such reinfections could add to the burden on the NHS, some calling for the vaccination programme to be extended to all schoolchildren, including two doses for teenagers.
By infection, you mean a positive PCR test. So likely asymptomatic or a cold.
Can those of us that have been dealing with colds every year just fine please be allowed to go back to living normally?
— Flightless Bird (@KiwiRational) October 21, 2021
“If you’ve got high-level prevalence, and frequent exposure to the virus, as you have in schools, you are going to see more and more people getting reinfected despite having been double vaccinated,” said Stephen Griffin, associate professor of virology at the University of Leeds.
This time last year, the assumption was that although reinfections could occur this was relatively uncommon, with only two dozen or so recorded worldwide.
We now know that natural immunity to Sars-CoV-2 begins to dwindle over time. One Danish study suggested that the under-65s had about 80% protection for at least six months, while the over-65s had only 47% protection.
The arrival of the Delta variant has further complicated the situation.
“Certainly in the healthcare workers that we’ve been studying, there are many people who had moderately decent levels of antibodies who have been, in some cases, previously infected and double-dose vaccinated, who have gone down with symptomatic infections,” said Danny Altmann, professor of immunology at Imperial College London.
“I think it is far more common than the kinds of numbers we were used to before.”
The government loves you.
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16-17 months? A vaccinated person will need 2-3 booster shots in that amount of time. I’d rather go with my own immune system because this is exactly why we have immune systems. My own anti-bodies will know what to look for and they will immediately fight back.
— AnnJohns (@johnsann59) October 21, 2021
Umm, how often are the vaccinated expected to get a booster in order to stave off the Cov?
Every 6 months or less isn’t it?
You’re pulling everyone’s leg. pic.twitter.com/nAayjwSSLO
— . (@975vo58o2bn2) October 21, 2021
90+ studies show natural immunity is long lasting, reinfection not common and usually mild if it does reoccur. Sounds like the common cold, another coronavirus. https://t.co/I8Re3brqQR
— DrDoofenschmirz (@DoofenschmirzDr) October 21, 2021
Less than that lol
— chaz fluds FUPA (@ChazFupa) October 20, 2021
Oh no, not another 3 days of dry cough. Whatever will I do..😑
— You what? (@GarfieldCartPro) October 20, 2021