Re:Pfizer vaccine immunity diminishes, can reach as low as 2...
by raxxorrax on Friday October 08, 2021 @09:28AM
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How would that work? How is immunity defined? Anti-body count?
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Re:Pfizer vaccine immunity diminishes, can reach as low as 2...
by nradov on Friday October 08, 2021 @11:54AM
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There is no simple definition of immunity. It's not a binary condition. The human immune system is complex with multiple mechanisms at work. Long term immunity tends to depend more on memory cells than circulating antibodies.
Re:Pfizer vaccine immunity diminishes, can reach as low as 2...
by wbsss4412 on Friday October 08, 2021 @11:57AM
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Note that it didn’t say immunity. The quoted number is saying the rate of hospitalization and death among the vaccinated is 90% lower than it is among the unvaccinated. It’s a simple calculation. Group a had X hospitalizations, group b had Y. Adjusting for population sizes, X is 90% lower than Y.