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Re:Why doesn’t natural immunity count in the US? by bitcurious on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @05:20PM (#28531448)
> COVID-19 Antibody Tests cost more than the vaccine (roughly $40 Vs. $16/dose).

So a marginal cost of $24. Folks with natural immunity will have a stronger reaction to the vaccine, but let’s be conservative. Let’s say 12 hours of symptoms - headache, fatigue, light fever. Very standard with a shot. At around the minimum wage of $8/hour that’s a cost of $96. How much do you value your time?

Full disclosure: happily vaccinated. The vaccine is safe, but it’s dammed inconvenient.

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Re:Why doesn’t natural immunity count in the US? by pessimizer on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @06:28PM (#28532366)
Eh, I had it on Saturday, and had a nice sleepy Sunday. Definitely fatigue, but nothing to remember on Monday.
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Re:Why doesn’t natural immunity count in the US? by CaptainZapp on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @01:55AM (#28535727)
> Let’s say 12 hours of symptoms - headache, fatigue, light fever. Very standard with a shot. At around the minimum wage of $8/hour that’s a cost of $96. How much do you value your time?

Other rich countries solve that problem by letting you take time off if you're sick.

Even if working minimum wage.

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