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Re:In 4 US state prisons, 3,300 inmates test positive, 96% w... by djsumdog on Sunday April 26, 2020 @01:40AM (#22984802)
but it would go against everything we know about viruses and our adaptive immune systems. I know there are some vaccines with lower take rates. Hep B requires 3 injections and only has a 60% change of generating antibodies.

But an immune response from an actual virus should last for at least a few years. There are situations where you can get reinfected later in life if you're not exposed or given booster shots (likes Shingles).

Is there evidences that our adaptive immune system only generates short lived antibodies, and for what families of viruses?

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Re:In 4 US state prisons, 3,300 inmates test positive, 96% w... by greedo on Monday April 27, 2020 @11:50PM (#23003162)
https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/04/27/1000569/how-long...
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Re:In 4 US state prisons, 3,300 inmates test positive, 96% w... by greedo on Sunday April 26, 2020 @01:48AM (#22984847)
This should be something that can/will be resolved by testing. I find it unusual that no medical authority is going on record as saying there's any long term immunity granted by infection, and that the WHO is being extremely clear in the lack of evidence to support such a conclusion.
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Re:In 4 US state prisons, 3,300 inmates test positive, 96% w... by arcticbull on Sunday April 26, 2020 @02:06AM (#22984934)
Greedo, no. haha. They're not on record yet because the tests are under way. Had they found an early failure that shakes the foundations of medical science, they'd have shared it. Especially in this news cycle which overwhelmingly favors negative information.

It's like saying "I find it very strange no scientists came out on record this week with a study showing water remains wet -- does it?! How can we tell if we don't check again."

Lack of proof of an affirmative is not proof of a negative, and especially not when plenty of other evidence points in the direction of the affirmative (again, not conclusively).

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