I'm only asking the question and maybe there's a scientist out there that can help with the answer, but I don't understand why a person wouldn't get tested for COVID-19 antibodies, before getting genetic modification with what could wind up being a life altering vaccine.
If a person is already naturally immune, then why risk a vaccine?
1. Isn't natural immunity superior to a perhaps more narrowly focused vaccine?
2. If you already have natural immunity (maybe you had a completely asymptomatic infection and recovery without knowing it), might it be possible to spoil your natural immune response by getting the vaccine, thereby opening the door to possible complications like "pathogenic priming" or “antibody dependent enhancement”?
https://www.verywellhealth.com/antibodies-from-vaccines-and-from-natural-infection-5092564Considering how closely elderly and their care givers live around each other, isn't there pretty good odds that many of them already have antibodies? Could that be the reason for the recent decline in COVID infection there?
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-02-coronavirus-cases-homes-elderly-infirm.html
