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Dirk_Diggler 1 point ago +11 / -10

I mean, kinda. Barring mutations, your body can "forget" it's immunity to certain diseases and ramp down protection based on you immune system's "database." That's why some vaccines are boosters "boosters."

But generally speaking, for now atleast, he would most definitely be the least inclined to get it "again", but it isn't an impossibility, just a non-zero probability.

Ironically, you would probably want to be as close as you could to someone who has the antibodies, for a shot at that herd immunity stuff.

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TakingCoatsWIN 15 points ago +17 / -2

I mean, he is a doctor/surgeon or something, he probably has a good idea of what he's saying here.

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MuadDon 3 points ago +5 / -2

I don't doubt Dr. Paul, but you'd be surprised by the number of dummies who are doctors and surgeons.

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TakingCoatsWIN 3 points ago +3 / -0

True.

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Dirk_Diggler 2 points ago +2 / -0

Exactly, case and point: Fauci. I am not discounting what Paul is speaking to, just keeping it a little more intellectually honest.

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Dirk_Diggler 2 points ago +5 / -3

Neat, tell that to chickenpox. You can get chickenpox as a kid, then later in life AGAIN as shingles. But you can get a titer test, and if your "natural immunity" isn't up to snuff, you can get a BOOSTER vaccine.

Long story short, your body doesn't always keep or stockpile immunities in perpetuity, it is too resource heavy. Sometimes your body "lays off" antibodies or phases them out, for practical purposes.