That was a dumb way of saying naturally immune without ever contracting it. Originally Posted by Strokey_McDingDongI bet not very many. There are a lot who get asymptomatic infections though.
Come on Rex. If memory serves me correctly you could have two or three dead relatives if not for the vaccines. Didn’t they have a rough time with COVID but pulled through? Well if their immune systems hadn’t been trained by the vaccines they might have ended up far worse off. Originally Posted by TinyEveryone reacts differently from the Vaccine and the Virus. Just because someone gets Covid after the vaccine and recovers doesn't mean they would have died if they weren't vaccinated. There is just too many factors involved to make any predictions.
I think some people don't get COVID. Originally Posted by Strokey_McDingDongI think by now all adults have had Covid-19 to some extent. I may have had it a few months back my only symptoms were some nagging headaches for about four days. I suspected that because I never get headaches. I don't even keep aspirin in the house.
Everyone reacts differently from the Vaccine and the Virus. Just because someone gets Covid after the vaccine and recovers doesn't mean they would have died if they weren't vaccinated. There is just too many factors involved to make any predictions. Originally Posted by Levianon17That's all true. Still, we're all going to be exposed to COVID, and I'd a hell of a lot rather that happen after my immune system has been trained by the vaccine. Why go to a gunfight with a knife when you can go with body armor and automatic weapons.
I think by now all adults have had Covid-19 to some extent. I may have had it a few months back my only symptoms were some nagging headaches for about four days. I suspected that because I never get headaches. I don't even keep aspirin in the house. Originally Posted by Levianon17I said what I said because my brother actively tried to contract COVID for the last two years. He went out regularly and never wore a mask, and never got vaccinated. He told me he wanted to contract it to get it over with, and he never took any precautions. He recently took an antibody test and it was shown that he had no antibodies. I asked a retired gentlemen who has a PhD in microbiology how this might be possible, and he told me that there could exist an innate immune response to COVID such that the specific antibodies that are tested for are not required to fight it off.
I said what I said because my brother actively tried to contract COVID for the last two years. He went out regularly and never wore a mask, and never got vaccinated. He told me he wanted to contract it to get it over with, and he never took any precautions. He recently took an antibody test and it was shown that he had no antibodies. I asked a retired gentlemen who has a PhD in microbiology how this might be possible, and he told me that there could exist an innate immune response to COVID such that the specific antibodies that are tested for are not required to fight it off.I read somewhere that exposure to coronaviruses that cause the common cold can help with immune response to COVID 19. It seems like the partial immunity from a cold would wear off with time though.
I don't fucking know. Originally Posted by Strokey_McDingDong
I said what I said because my brother actively tried to contract COVID for the last two years. He went out regularly and never wore a mask, and never got vaccinated. He told me he wanted to contract it to get it over with, and he never took any precautions. He recently took an antibody test and it was shown that he had no antibodies. I asked a retired gentlemen who has a PhD in microbiology how this might be possible, and he told me that there could exist an innate immune response to COVID such that the specific antibodies that are tested for are not required to fight it off.Well there maybe some truth to that. Covid-19 is a strange virus. Some people will take every precaution to the letter and still get violently ill and some will hardly change their habits at all and won't contract it or they'll have a positive test and won't even have a symptom. I personally think Blood type could be a factor.
I don't fucking know. Originally Posted by Strokey_McDingDong