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Covid19 antibodies?

Texas has a no-mask mandate but that still allows private industry to have employees wear them as company policy. I had the Wuhan flu in the middle of May this year. I was finally deemed fit to release by the doctors at the hospital that cared for me. They even tested for antibodies before releasing me. Isn't it safe to walk among people again sans mask? If I had it before and now have the antibodies, I can't pass it to anyone nor can I get it from anyone, right?

Also, what is your political affiliation? Republican or Democrat?

Male | 50 years old
Complaint duration: Since February 2020
Medications: None
Conditions: Covid19 antibodies

2 Answers

Hello,

Specific virus antibodies that develop from invasive infection help your body resistant subsequent same-virus invasive infection. If the same genus-species virus is inhaled by you, that virus will be attacked quickly by your specific antivirus antibodies. Your immune response will engage within hours of colonization in your nose or throat and will eradicate the specific virus over several hours. Nevertheless, your skin or clothing or hair can hold a virus for a short time. The natural antibody development and any vaccine-induced antibody development protects you from invasion and illness. Your nostrils can be swabbed for influenza A and for influenza B and for coronavirus to determine if your nasal passages carry any such virus. Vaccination intends to protect you and to minimize virus reproduction within you. Hence your contagiousness is much much much less, as is your vulnerability. Cleaning nostrils is essential for all people. This rids nasal passages of any virus. Gargle accomplishes the same in throats. Hand washing accomplishes disinfection as well. The true news is that Betadine Nasal Spray is germicidal and protective and the most effective action that anyone can do to protect self and others. Betadine Nasal Spray is MUCH more effective than any mask. Betadine Nasal Spray is safe, studied, effective, and available worldwide. Essential personal hygiene is the optimal WAY. Betadine Nasal Spray is cornerstone to nasal nostril virus-eradication and hygiene. (I am politically non-aligned)

Rex
If you recovered from Covid, you will have antibodies to it. That will largely make you immune, but much less so to the Delta variant. It is therefore still recommended by the CDC that you get vaccinated 90 or more days after the infection. Masks are still recommended indoors to help protect against the delta variant. My political affiliation is irrelevant, and has no influence either way on the science.