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Ask HN: How do I know my Covid-19 vaccine is working?

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Post by charbonneau2 »

To find out an individual's immunity against hepatitis B, we use standard serologic testing [1]. With COVID-19, the FDA[2] and CDC[3] state that you "should not interpret the results of your SARS-CoV-2 antibody test as an indication of a specific level of immunity or protection from SARS-CoV-2 infection".

Which methods can be used to evaluate a person’s level of immunity or protection from COVID-19? How do I know if my 2nd (or 3rd) dose worked? Are there any ongoing trials (for immunity tests)?

[1] https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hbv/pdfs/serologicchartv8.pdf

[2] https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/safety-communications/antibody-testing-not-currently-recommended-assess-immunity-after-covid-19-vaccination-fda-safety

[3] https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/clinical-considerations/covid-19-vaccines-us.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fvaccines%2Fcovid-19%2Finfo-by-product%2Fclinical-considerations.html

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Post by questiondev »

hmm well do you have heart issues yet?

american heart association said that the vaccines cause heart issues. the paper was released on nov 8th, not trying to make anyone worry but yeah it’s a side effect

see: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.144.suppl_1.107...

a peer reviewed journal

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Post by charbonneau2 »

questiondev wrote: post #2

hmm well do you have heart issues yet? american heart association said that the vaccines cause heart issues. the paper was released on nov 8th, not trying to make anyone worry but yeah it’s a side effect see: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.144.suppl_1.107... a peer reviewed journal

Here's a different standpoint to your article [1]. The rhetoric used in the Twitter thread is unnecessary, but it presents a bit more context.

[1] https://twitter.com/lfoquet/status/1462888024862121990

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#5

Post by rsfern »

charbonneau2 wrote: post #4
questiondev wrote: post #2

hmm well do you have heart issues yet? american heart association said that the vaccines cause heart issues. the paper was released on nov 8th, not trying to make anyone worry but yeah it’s a side effect see: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.144.suppl_1.107... a peer reviewed journal

Here's a different standpoint to your article [1]. The rhetoric used in the Twitter thread is unnecessary, but it presents a bit more context. [1] https://twitter.com/lfoquet/status/1462888024862121990

Thanks for the context! The aha link GP shared seems to be the abstract for the poster discussed in this Twitter thread.

So not a peer reviewed study, and plenty of red flags in the poster content according to the Twitter thread, including the unlisted conflict of interest on the part of the poster author

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Post by op00to »

rsfern wrote: post #5
charbonneau2 wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Here's a different standpoint to your article [1]. The rhetoric used in the Twitter thread is unnecessary, but it presents a bit more context. [1] https://twitter.com/lfoquet/status/1462888024862121990

Thanks for the context! The aha link GP shared seems to be the abstract for the poster discussed in this Twitter thread. So not a peer reviewed study, and plenty of red flags in the poster content according to the Twitter thread, including the unlisted conflict of interest on the part of the poster author

Just like the rest of antivaxer bullshit.

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Post by yesenadam »

questiondev wrote: post #2

hmm well do you have heart issues yet? american heart association said that the vaccines cause heart issues. the paper was released on nov 8th, not trying to make anyone worry but yeah it’s a side effect see: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.144.suppl_1.107... a peer reviewed journal

There's hardly a phrase in your off-topic comment that isn't objectionable and/or wrong. Anyway..

I could only find the abstract, then realized it's because the paper was not published in this peer-reviewed journal, i.e. Circulation. Instead the abstract appeared in Volume 144, Issue Suppl_1: Abstracts From the American Heart Association's 2021 Scientific Sessions. The Scientific Sessions appears to have been an online "3-day learning experience" in video conference/lecture form. Unfortunately they want $80 from me to look at the videos so my quest stopped there.

I was curious how the amazing amateurishness presented in the sibling comment's linked twitter thread (apparently screen shots of "the paper" in question) was possible in a peer-reviewed journal, so I've answered that one at least, I think.

https://professional.heart.org/en/meetings/scientific-sessio...

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Post by [deleted] »

questiondev wrote: post #2

hmm well do you have heart issues yet? american heart association said that the vaccines cause heart issues. the paper was released on nov 8th, not trying to make anyone worry but yeah it’s a side effect see: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.144.suppl_1.107... a peer reviewed journal

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Post by randomopining »

questiondev wrote: post #2

hmm well do you have heart issues yet? american heart association said that the vaccines cause heart issues. the paper was released on nov 8th, not trying to make anyone worry but yeah it’s a side effect see: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.144.suppl_1.107... a peer reviewed journal

"Cause heart issues"

What percentage of people get it? If it's super low than it's not straightforward to say they cause heart issues.

That's like the few people per year that slip on banana peels and die... "Banana peels cause death!"

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