Why doesn’t natural immunity count in the US?

Re:Why doesn’t natural immunity count in the US? by throwaway287391 on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @05:11PM (#28531293)

I got vaxxed as soon as I reasonably could and I never want to get COVID, but if that's true it really does seem insulting to require vaccination for people who can prove they already had COVID. It's like they did get vaccinated but picked a much more difficult/risky and much more effective way to do so -- if that were their intention (and they avoided spreading it once they got it), one could say it was a heroic choice...

At the same time though, I can imagine it would be really difficult/expensive to verify the proof of previous infection vs. verifying vaccination, and there could be the appearance of incentivizing anti-vaxxers to go infect themselves with COVID.

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Re:Why doesn’t natural immunity count in the US? by landemva on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @08:57PM (#28533750)

I was sick earlier this year. A few weeks later I paid a pharmacy $20 or $25 to test my blood for antibodies. Strongly positive. Dr. agreed and wrote a letter with my facts.

I thought the process was straightforward, convenient, and cheap.

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Re:Why doesn’t natural immunity count in the US? by rpmisms on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @09:56PM (#28534268)

I had it before the vaccine. It was an absolute joke of an illness, and I'd rather not be referred to as "heroic" for getting a sneeze and a poor sense of smell for a while.

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