The article merely says Thus, our data indicates that mRNA vaccination may generate more neutralizing RBD antibodies than natural immunity.
It makes no mention of how long it lasts. So, it is entirely possible that mRNA vaccine produce more antibodies but they diminish pretty quickly. While, an infection produces fewer antibodies, relatively speaking of course, but they last longer. Yes?
Antibodies are antibodies. They're all subject to the same fundamental breakdown and clearance mechanisms in the body, and don't really "last longer" based on origin. There's a dosing effect (i.e. a big spike lingers longer than a small one), but the dynamics of the process don't change, so far as we know.
As an aside, all of these arguments based on antibody levels/neutralizing titer are extremely reductionist, and we have plenty of clinical data now that is better and more to the point. The immune system is more than antibodies. This debate is pretty facile.
It's perhaps interesting to talk about neutralizing ability of antibodies "natural" vs. "vaccine" if you're interested in making a better vaccine, but even then, there are so many versions of "natural" immunity that any general discussion is pointless. Everyone has a different antibody response, and moreover, antibodies are targeted to whatever variant(s) you've seen in the past. Meanwhile, there's exactly one vaccine variant. Broad comparisons are almost impossible.
Long term and durable disease immunity comes from B-cells and T-cells. They create antibodies when they run into an infection they've seen or even not seen before. Unfortunately those are difficult to measure.
Good recent podcast from Dr. Peter Attia discusses this (How B cells and T cells work together to defend against viruses [22:00])
The EUA was approved because vaccine efficacy had been clearly demonstrated.
Could you point me to that?
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/uk-will-stay-in-lockd...
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-lockdo...
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/coronavirus-lockdown-part-of...
https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/orange-county-residents-co...
And then the goalposts began to move: https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/joe-biden-now-says-ame...
None of them say that the lockdown will be lifted once a vaccine is available.
They say that the lockdowns will remain in place until a vaccine is available.
Those are not the same thing.
Both of us seem pretty dug in: you that goalposts were set and then moved; me that there was always a wait-and-see attitude. I need to move on with my day so I’m going to bow out now.
(Like all communication…)
And now I’m really out. :)
Also, see this comment [1] about the data. Horrendous paper, very manipulative.