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originally posted by: nonspecific
I've seen a lot of talk about why natural imunity is not being addressed as a viable alternative to a vaccine.
I saw a while back that the UK had placed orders for large volumes of antibody test kits and it looks like it's rolling out soon.
Anyone testing for covid 19 will be offered antibody testing which is delivered by post in the form of two kits, one done asap and the other 28 days later then sent off for testing.
As the US is not currently offering this it will give a good insight into the numbers once they start coming in.
www.itv.com...
I've seen a lot of talk about why natural imunity is not being addressed as a viable alternative to a vaccine.
Yes, you should be vaccinated regardless of whether you already had COVID-19 because: Research has not yet shown how long you are protected from getting COVID-19 again after you recover from COVID-19. Vaccination helps protect you even if you’ve already had COVID-19. Evidence is emerging that people get better protection by being fully vaccinated compared with having had COVID-19. One study showed that unvaccinated people who already had COVID-19 are more than 2 times as likely than fully vaccinated people to get COVID-19 again. If you were treated for COVID-19 with monoclonal antibodies or convalescent plasma, you should wait 90 days before getting a COVID-19 vaccine. Talk to your doctor if you are unsure what treatments you received or if you have more questions about getting a COVID-19 vaccine. If you or your child has a history of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults or children (MIS-A or MIS-C), consider delaying vaccination until you or your child have recovered from being sick and for 90 days after the date of diagnosis of MIS-A or MIS-C. Learn more about the clinical considerations for people with a history of multisystem MIS-C or MIS-A. Experts are still learning more about how long vaccines protect against COVID-19. CDC will keep the public informed as new evidence becomes available.
originally posted by: nonspecific
It is a good idea but we have nationalised health remember?
The aim of healthcare in the UK is to give everyone the best healthcare possible and if you want to know if you are already producing antibodies you should be able to.
I can't find the link right now but they said the other week that a positive antibody test would be valid in any situation proof of vaccine was required, large events, certain ocupations or whatnot.
a reply to: XipeTotex
originally posted by: nonspecific
What for?
Why would they want to have everyone give DNA unlawfully?
It couldn't be used for anything legal could it.
a reply to: LightSpeedDriver
originally posted by: bastion
a reply to: nonspecific
Is this the first time they're being mass ordered?
I'm sure there were recent tests ( last six weeks) of representative populations who showed that in the UK 93% +/- 2/% of people had C-19 antibodies via vax or infection.
Not sure how accurate the results of that were as it did seem a ridiculously high figure.
ONS: OVER 94% of people in England have c-19 antibodies.