Do you suspect that you have had Covid?

COVID ANTIBODY TESTS NOW READILY AVAILABLE 

IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE HAD THE VIRUS

Recent studies out of Israel have suggested that immunity from having contracted the virus is superior to any of the vaccines in protecting against reinfection. Israel has the most vaccinations, with over 90 % of the population vaccinated. At the same time they have reported a large increase in infections, many in the previously vaccinated population.  They now report that the vaccines seem to wane in effectiveness in about 5 months. No one is trying to diminish the importance of vaccinations, but it seems the Israeli studies are less motivated by politics than in the good old USA. Everyone deserves to be supplied with as much information as possible concerning your healthcare.

If you suspect you may have had the virus you can now get an antibody test in many places. Your local doctor can do it. They do draw some blood to do the test. CVS also does the test and has the results while you wait. You do need to make an appointment. So far, everyone that I know who has had the test has tested positive for the Covid antibodies. I suspect many of us have contracted the virus without serious consequences.

This is just another tool to help everyone to make sound decisions in the future. It is a little disturbing that approaching 2 years of experience with this virus we have seen no U.S. studies about this virus. No studies on acquired immunity, no studies on the long term effects and treatment. Not much serious research into best treatment practices. It seems that health care professionals have had to use their own trial and error methods and if their success's are shared they are often demonized for not being scientific.

The whole focus is on vaccination with a new type of, never before used on humans, vaccine. If it is true that we gain a strong immunity from contracting the virus, then we should be able to manufacture a vaccine using dead or weakened virus's as in the past. All previous vaccines from smallpox to polio used a dead or weakened virus and many of these had a lifetime of protection.

These new vaccines may prove to be an improved method of vaccination, but as yet it appears they will become a maintenance drug that we will need to be reapplied every few months. This country spends billions of dollars on studies of the mating habits of turtles and other bizarre endeavors, it seems they are not seeking real information on this new virus.