Masks after immunity

**2thDoc** · 02-08-2021, 04:54 PM

Originally Posted by mudminnow

What the hopes are, is that the vaccine will stimulate long term immunity. That is not through antibodies, but t-cell immunity. Antibodies are made by B cells, but T cells have memories and can ramp up an immune response quickly when needed.

No one knows if this vaccine will lead to that, but it looks like it could. That being said, viruses always mutate, and usually to a less lethal form. It does no good for a virus to kill a human because it can’t be spread by a dead person. This virus has and will continue to change. The neat part about this vaccine is that a specific vaccine can be made very quickly to any new virulent strains. I suspect a yearly booster is in the future if this virus is still knocking people down in a year

can you come talk to some of my patients about the variants? its like they dont believe me.

**2thDoc** · 02-08-2021, 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by Duck Nitz

yeah that's all well and good but when is 2th going to acknowledge that sick burn about 5 posts up?

going back to check. please hold

**2thDoc** · 02-08-2021, 04:55 PM

i must've missed it???

**w33kender** · 02-08-2021, 05:37 PM

Post 61.

**mudminnow** · 02-08-2021, 06:38 PM

Originally Posted by 2thDoc

can you come talk to some of my patients about the variants? its like they dont believe me.

What do we know? We are just dentists. It’s not like we took the same basic science classes in dental school with the med students...oh wait

**FishSticker** · 02-08-2021, 07:29 PM

Originally Posted by 2thDoc

can you come talk to some of my patients about the variants? its like they dont believe me.

They have no interest in medical advice from the likes of a dentite....just clean their man/woman pleasers and let them go seek medical advice from the real professionals.

**pee dee** · 02-08-2021, 08:21 PM

Originally Posted by Baggy

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Who is she

**2thDoc** · 02-09-2021, 07:16 AM

Originally Posted by FishSticker

They have no interest in medical advice from the likes of a dentite....just clean their man/woman pleasers and let them go seek medical advice from the real professionals.

i try. Really, I try.

look selma hayek

**Frank1** · 02-09-2021, 07:22 AM

Originally Posted by JABIII

Holy crap that's scary.

**Highstrung** · 02-09-2021, 07:51 AM

Is this going to matter if I pay attention to it or not?

**w33kender** · 02-09-2021, 08:08 AM

"Are you suggesting we run a CT scan before we decide to put a bullet in their head?" [from the video, a question from an audience member]

**2thDoc** · 02-09-2021, 08:11 AM

yeah i dont think that ever happened...

**Highstrung** · 02-09-2021, 08:14 AM

what my lackadaisical approach towards civilization's worries?

**Highstrung** · 02-09-2021, 08:21 AM

is it going to help my base tan?
does it taste good?
does it look good?
is it going to help my golf game?
will I be able to take a bubble bath?
will I laugh?

**2thDoc** · 02-09-2021, 08:22 AM

it will only affect everyone around you. just not you, specifically.

**Highstrung** · 02-09-2021, 09:23 AM

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**2thDoc** · 02-11-2021, 10:29 AM

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...EtlG0OO0-wBj4g

interesting update from the CDC yesterday.

in a nutshell, it says if you've had the vaccine, you dont have to quarantine if you are exposed to the virus (unless you get symptoms) but you still need to mask and social distance. A "doctor" in the article is loosely quoted as saying "this makes sense."

I'm not a doctor....or a vet....but does this make sense?

So, you dont have to worry if you come in contact with someone who has COVID, but you still gotta wear a mask and social distance? How can those two things be said in the same breath. It makes very little sense to me. It saying "you cant catch COVID post vaccine but you still gotta pretend like you can?"

I'm so confused....