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Re:Pfizer and Biontech provide update on Omicron variant by lambdaba on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @05:27PM (#29491372)
I did not know that. Thank you. Possibly in lesser quantities though? It is only related to the spike protein in the case of Covid. As I understand the natural immunity has a different fingerprint even with covid?
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Re:Pfizer and Biontech provide update on Omicron variant by javagram on Sunday December 12, 2021 @02:20PM (#29532664)
"natural" immunity would create antibodies and immunity that may be related to non-spike proteins of COVID-19 (I believe this depends on your own body's response and the severity of infection exactly what is generated).

The vector and mRNA vaccines only expose the spike protein (in various forms), so they don't generate immunity to other proteins of COVID-19.

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