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Originally Posted by chet2020
Immunity always wanes, whether acquired via infection or vaccination.
Current peer-reviewed published info indicates vaccines confer better immunity than infection. There is an Israeli paper hanging around out there that is not yet peer-reviewed, we'll see what happens there.
It seems to me we still have little understanding of which antibodies interact with which virus proteins. So I'm trying to understand your statement re: S-specific ABs only attacking one type of spike protein. Do you have an article or paper to reference?
I asked for a reference, so I'll provide one also. This is a good overview of the current situation. Of course, this will evolve over time.
COVID-19 natural immunity versus vaccination | Nebraska Medicine Omaha, NE |
Here's an article by the NIH from this year. You have to remember that the pandemic and related research is only two years old. They just need to keep testing for Abs of those who have recovered from Covid going forward to get more comprehensive data.
Lasting immunity found after recovery from COVID-19 | National Institutes of Health (NIH)