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Re:The Coronavirus Is Here Forever by kurthr on Monday August 23, 2021 @08:09PM (#28283663)
Similar to the other article I sited, "we were unable to evaluate immune memory in those with the extreme presentations, both asymptomatic and severe COVID-19"

So unfortunately since I specifically and repeatedly referred to asymptomatic cases, which are relatively common in those under 30, it is not good enough.

If I could edit my original post to <B>BOLD</B> asymptomatic even more, I would, since I highly doubt you're going to find many studies on that group.

Re:The Coronavirus Is Here Forever by sreque on Monday August 23, 2021 @09:19PM (#28284088)
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/3/20-4543_article

The sample size is very small and they list other limitations to their findings, but:

"In conclusion, despite concerns of waning immunity, appropriate immunoassays can detect antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 at 8 months after infection in most asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic persons."

Re:The Coronavirus Is Here Forever by kurthr on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @01:38PM (#28292296)
Thank you so much for a relevant article! At least it shows that in some/many asymptomatic cases there is an adaptive response. That makes me feel a bit better.

However, from my very first post "vaccine immunity is more robust than asymptomatic infections"... and detectable antibodies is a far cry (orders of magnitude) from neutralizing antibody levels, which are not uncommon even 8 months out in healthy vaccinated youth.