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Re:Israel’s Covid-19 boosters are preventing infections, new... by graeme on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @12:31PM (#28382033)
> My understanding is that eventually it will probably be a common cold, once humans have enough antibodies for it.

This can’t be right. Antibodies fade: for other coronaviruses within 6-12 months. They aren’t a thing the body keeps around forever.

Lasting immunity would be from memory T cells or memory T cells, if their long run response worked well and the virus didn’t change enough between infections.

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Re:Israel’s Covid-19 boosters are preventing infections, new... by hackingforfun on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @12:40PM (#28382178)
Actually we didn't get into antibodies and memory T cells when talking with my friend. I don't have a PhD in this, so I can't say either way.

I mostly just wanted to pass on the information from her regarding the ingredients and how the mRNA only interacts with the cytoplasm of the cell, and not the actual DNA. That's the important part.

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