Results of anti body test

[Linny3]

Wahoo (:

I do have the antibodies. I had the Pfizer 2 shot vaccine. I had no problem taking the vaccine and now I am reassured that I do have the antibodies.

A friend of mine got lupus after the shot and an other friend got the shingles.

I feel so badly for them, so glad it didn't happen to me.

Stay healthy

[Nela17]

That's great news. I had my 1st dose of Pfizer 5 days ago. Regarding your friend, do you mean one developed Lupus after the Pfizer as a side effect? How worrying 😬

[Linny3 in reply to Nela17]

They don't know for absolutely sure but her dr. thinks so.

[Exflex]

Hi, did you get quantification of the antibodies, or was it a binary pass/fail?I’ve had two AZs shots, second was 2 and 1/2 weeks ago. I’m planning to wait 6w and then have the Roche AB test. (I thought I read on here a few weeks back the Roche test quantifies the B cells). I’d like to know which end of the distribution curve I’m on. Currently on 8mg Pred.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Exflex]

So Roche say - but I wouldn't trust them to see me across the road when they have something to sell!!!

You might find this interesting before shellingout:

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

[Exflex in reply to PMRpro]

Thank you!I’m a bit deflated now having read the article, but on the other hand I might save £49!

I have a telecon with the GP in a few days time, I’ll ask him for more advice.

I’m a realist and expect my immune response to be on the low side compared to the median average of population. The growth of Indian-2 is very unsettling especially given our governments response - always too little too late.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Exflex]

Quite! Especially all the trumpeting about it! Our Italian lot are just getting on with it now they can get the vaccine. Even setting up "Vax nights" where you can just turn up and be jabbed.

[Linny3 in reply to Exflex]

I had the SARS-Cov-2 spike, semi quantitative Roche test. It may not be the best test but I have more peace of mind for having had it.

[Gibguy]

Regarding the May 18 article in the Washington Post, where a Dr Kim declares that there is a tenfold reduction in antibody response to the covid vaccine on ANY dose of prednisone, my rheumatologist says he doesn’t know what to think. The only recommendation that Dr Kim has for us is to pretend we haven’t been vaccinated. It seems that the very large number of people taking prednisone and other systemic steroids would make this a subject of some concern and interest.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Gibguy]

The point is that no-one knows what that means. If it is antibodies that are being measured, the lower the baseline, the sooner a low enough level to be ineffective will be reached as antibodies decline over time. Then it depends on the vaccine - some create an immunity that lasts for years, lifetime even, some for a much shorter time. That can't be predicted and you can only measure from the start of its use - so we are only at a year at best so far.

It was never explained properly that these vaccines are outstanding in the degree of effectivity they achieve - but no vaccine is 100% protection.there is a chance that anyone can still catch Covid. For people with healthy, normal, immune systems it seems to be very very good - but it will take time to get the figures for us and personally, in the meantime I'm continuing with the behiaviour that has kept me safe this far. The combination of vaccines and behaviour will be what brings the pandemic under control - the dreaded term "herd immunity" applies as the aim now. But until everyone is vaccinated, there remains a risk - not least from the mutations because, with a high incidence, at some point there will be one that escapes the vaccine. And then, if it starts in the wrong place, we will be back where we were a year ago.