Why get the vaccine at all?

Unless there is a work related requirement, it seems that once your body has recovered, then your immune system has already effectively done everything the vaccine was created to do.

Obviously, research is still ongoing for both natural and vaccine immunity, but early this year they were saying immunity is still robust after 8 months.

Good to hear you guys are on the mend.

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The guidance from the CDC is to get it. - LondonDomer 2021-04-15 11:35:49
- Your antibodies may not protect against SA / Brazilian vars. * - airborneirish 2021-04-15 13:24:47
  - This - SOUTHBEND153 2021-04-15 13:37:09
    - I have heard of re-infection as well. - ewillND 2021-04-15 15:47:32
    - That's interesting * - LeLuni 2021-04-15 15:17:45
- Did you talk to her physician or did you just google it? - ACross 2021-04-15 12:23:51
  - We did. - LondonDomer 2021-04-15 12:28:04
    - Wait until at least 3 weeks after cessation of symptoms - ACross 2021-04-15 21:24:33
- Make sense - I was planning to get it before next school yr * - LeLuni 2021-04-15 12:12:31
- This ties into my question further down the board - elcortez01 2021-04-15 11:41:40
  - I totally agree...I should be able to show my test result - ndgenius 2021-04-15 12:59:21
    - Not to start a whole second subthread on it... - ndroman21 2021-04-15 13:20:29
      - The NIH link has been out for a few months and the CDC - ndgenius 2021-04-15 16:38:41
  - To discourage Anti Vaxxers and Covid deniers. * - Termini 2021-04-15 11:50:14
  - It's easier to study the vaccine than natural immunity, no? - ndroman21 2021-04-15 11:50:01
    - Maybe - elcortez01 2021-04-15 12:16:55
      - Because we know how long immunity from the vaccine lasts. - ndroman21 2021-04-15 12:24:30
        I don't necessarily want to avoid it - elcortez01 2021-04-15 12:40:52
        What are you referring to about acquired immunity? - ndroman21 2021-04-15 12:48:36
        Being previously infected - elcortez01 2021-04-15 12:53:21
        I'm very curious what, exactly, you've read on this. - ndroman21 2021-04-15 13:12:07
        Here's a few results from a quick internet search - elcortez01 2021-04-15 13:21:58
        Seems like "better" is a relative term here. - ndroman21 2021-04-15 13:35:21
        Unless I'm completely misunderstanding your last sentence - elcortez01 2021-04-15 14:45:25
        Vaccine immunity isn’t based on assumptions. - ndroman21 2021-04-15 15:09:36
        "Better" is not only my statement - elcortez01 2021-04-15 15:29:35
        They're not projecting anythiing from the trials. - ndroman21 2021-04-15 15:42:44