UniversalMomentum t1_j00wya6 wrote on December 13, 2022 at 7:20 AM

Antibodies persisting doesn't mean immunity and the levels of antibodies vary too much from person to person.

Having antibodies for 12 months still might mean you're only immune for 6 months and that can vary from one to six months or from one to 12 months which winds up not being useful enough information to build policy around.

watabadidea t1_j02kgcf wrote on December 13, 2022 at 5:03 PM

>...which winds up not being useful enough information to build policy around.

Maybe I should ask what level of accuracy you think has been used to build public policy up until now. I mean, the current public policy is to recommend the bivalent booster to everyone over the age of 5 that is at least 2 months out from their last vax.

What level of information you think was used in making that recommendation? I seriously doubt they have accurate information and modeling showing antibody levels and corresponding immunity over a 12-month period for a large population.