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Ask HN: How do I know my Covid-19 vaccine is working?

15 pointscharbonneau218 comments

To find out an individual's immunity against hepatitis B, we use standard serologic testing [1]. With COVID-19, the FDA[2] and CDC[3] state that you "should not interpret the results of your SARS-CoV-2 antibody test as an indication of a specific level of immunity or protection from SARS-CoV-2 infection".

Which methods can be used to evaluate a person’s level of immunity or protection from COVID-19? How do I know if my 2nd (or 3rd) dose worked? Are there any ongoing trials (for immunity tests)?

[1] https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hbv/pdfs/serologicchartv8.pdf

[2] https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/safety-communications/antibody-testing-not-currently-recommended-assess-immunity-after-covid-19-vaccination-fda-safety

[3] https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/clinical-considerations/covid-19-vaccines-us.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fvaccines%2Fcovid-19%2Finfo-by-product%2Fclinical-considerations.html

There is a test for antibodies which medical professional have to go through in some cases. You will only get a binary result though if you have protection or not.

BE SURE TO DRINK YOUR OVALTINE (The author of the poster is selling food supplements)

They give you a paper card that then people ask to see to prove you've been vaccinated.

Any biological effects the vaccines have are essentially irrelevant, they're a tribal sign and "sacrifice ritual".

Not really sure why this is downvoted.

We now know for a fact that comprehensive population vaccination is not sufficient to reduce the R0-value of the infection below 1, so the "protect others" rationalization is entirely invalid.

Restricting freedom of movement and association on the basis of a mandatory medical treatment that does NOT sterilize the population of something that has long been endemic is purely an authoritarian power play, with a dash of virtue signaling thrown in.

Don't get me wrong, it will definitely help YOU and YOUR own mortality risk, but the population protection argument is a ship that has long since sunk. Any advocacy for mandates at this point is motivated by pure fascistic tyranny, and nothing else.

Even after the corona vaccine, you can still get and transmit the virus.

So there's no point in worrying about it.

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