One of the hottest topics of December 2020 has been the approval and the initial distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. While there have been some who have gotten so tired of the different measures employed to help protect the population from encountering COVID-19, such as avoidance of public gatherings in various forms and mask wearing, that they are willing to get it just to get it over with, there are good reasons to plan to get your antibodies through vaccination. COVID-19 is worth not having if you can avoid it.
Plan to get your covid-19 antibodies through vaccination
In this BBC article of November 23, 2020, author Zaria Gorvett explores different facets of the history of vaccines, including a brief overview of the 2009 swine flu epidemic. Some of the take-home message is include the following:
- Herd immunity is usually achieved through
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vaccination in part because you can immunize a large number of people relatively quickly
- Antibodies produced in the body from being sick from corona viruses typically are not permanent or as long lasting as those that come from vaccination
- It can be hard to predict who is going to have a severe illness from COVID-19
- There appear to be long-term effects on the body from having had COVID-19[i]
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Why You Really Don’t Want to Catch COVID-19
Why You Really Don’t Want to Catch COVID-19 – BBC 11/23/2020
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[i] Gorvett, Zaria. “Why You Really Don’t Want to Catch Covid-19.” BBC Future. BBC, November 23, 2020. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20201120-why-you-really-dont-want-to-catch-covid-19.
Posted December 25, 2020
