For decades, scientists couldn't figure out why the measles vaccine didn't just lower death rates from measles, but from other diseases too. Now we know it's because measles causes immune amnesia. Measles resets the immune system. It forgets how to fight every single pathogen it's ever encountered.
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"The researchers show that the measles virus wipes out 11 percent to 73 percent of the different antibodies that protect against viral and bacterial strains a person was previously immune to"
it is reckless to tell ppl "don't worry" re a surging, v contagious virus KNOWN to cause harm in every organ of body.
https://libguides.mskcc.org/CovidImpacts/Immune
https://whn.global/covid-19-and-immune-dysregulation-a-summary-and-resource/
A line stolen from Ed Yong’s brilliant article in The Atlantic which is worth reading
And it really is still not well understood. And autoimmune disorders are particularly weird
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/08/covid-19-immunity-is-the-pandemics-central-mystery/614956/
*Sars cov2 enters the chat*
They of course keep coming to work.
The one was telling another: 'hey I have left over antibiotics you can have' a few days ago 🤦 I should have yelled at them.
The RSV spike is probably related to COVID but 🤷
But as someone without kids, istg I'd never heard anything about RSV till the pandemic. Awareness bias.
life. High alert for non issues like pollen and dander but never know if it will go after actual threats. This is why I’m Covid cautious.
IOW, yeah, check titers.
Luck!