You recover because of antibodies - they block the virus from replicating further. So, if you get better then you have antibodies. But, antibodies are a numbers game and so your numbers increase after a recent infection just in case it returns. I believe it’s different for every person, but I took daily antibody tests after my second vaccine shot and on day 6, I had none. On day 7, I had many. I was just using a rapid test so no indication of numbers or whether or not they were neutralizing, but I imagine they continued to increase until around week 2, then they probably began to decrease over the next 2-6 months and beyond.
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You recover because of antibodies - they block the virus from replicating further. So, if you get better then you have antibodies. But, antibodies are a numbers game and so your numbers increase after a recent infection just in case it returns. I believe it’s different for every person, but I took daily antibody tests after my second vaccine shot and on day 6, I had none. On day 7, I had many. I was just using a rapid test so no indication of numbers or whether or not they were neutralizing, but I imagine they continued to increase until around week 2, then they probably began to decrease over the next 2-6 months and beyond.