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Re:Comparing SARS-CoV-2 natural immunity to vaccine-induced ... by darwingr on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @11:03PM (#28310141)
You're probably better off if what's being said about anti-body monoculture from vaccine acquired immunity is true. You'd have higher probability of resistance to variants given the greater diversity of anti-bodies leftover from naturally acquired immunity.
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Re:Comparing SARS-CoV-2 natural immunity to vaccine-induced ... by walterbell on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @11:19PM (#28310229)
From a recent BBC article on immunity, https://www.bbc.com/news/health-58270098

> There is a whole different suite of antibodies (known as immunoglobulin As) in the nose and lungs, compared with those (immunoglobulin Gs) that we measure in the blood. The former is more important as a barrier to infection. Natural infection, because it is in the nose rather than a jab in the arm, may be a better route to those antibodies, and nasal vaccines are being investigated too.

Intramuscular (arm injection) vs intranasal (inhaled) vaccines: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28165287

Nasal vaccine trials: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28284504

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