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Adaptive immune responses larger and functionally preserved in a hypervaccinated (thelancet.com)
12 points by hedari on March 6, 2024 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments


The tldr is basically:

* Guy vaccinated himself very, very often for reasons unknown.

* We observed interesting things [implied: that we probably would never have observed otherwise because nobody would ever set up a study for this specifically] like mildly elevated levels of spike-specific B cells

* It doesn't look like it made him any more or less protected.

* The guy never caught covid as best as anyone can tell, but other factors (was he a recluse?) can't be ruled out.

* We're not endorsing this as a strategy, we're just writing up interesting stuff since the opportunity arose.

The news media is also widely reporting this. https://www.google.com/search?q=217&tbm=nws


> was he a recluse?

I dunno, he'd have to get out pretty often to get vaccinated this many times, wouldn't he?


Another incident of someone getting 12 doses over the course of 2021 in India!

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-59905339.amp

“The retired postman said the jabs had helped him to get rid of aches and pains and "stay healthy". He claimed he had not suffered any adverse effects.”




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