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Originally Posted by coffeebean
Seems those who have had natural infection are so concerned about the amount of antibodies one has at any given time. But.......what about the memory part of our immune system? When antibodies are not at their optimum level, don't the T Cell and B Cells spring into action to fight off the pathogen? Immunity from the vaccine works this way too, doesn't it? Your expertise is needed. Thanks.
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In general, you are correct, that's basically how immunity works. While it is probably the same with the mRNA vaccines, we don't know since this is the first time they've been distributed on a massive scale. The mRNA message only codes for the spike protein, as opposed to more traditional vaccines that are broader in scope. Eventually, a mutation may develop that exhibits what's called "antigenic variation"---meaning the virus could camouflage its spike protein to hide from our immune systems. Another reason to get everyone vaccinated