My husband just got back from his annual check-up.

[Baitball Blogger]

He said they checked for Covid anti-bodies and determined that his level was high, which is a good thing. His doctor said that three of his patients died from Covid in one day. He tried to convince them to get the vaccine, but they wouldn't listen.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Your husband is very smart about the virus!

And his doctor is on the ball, too.

Congrats to you both!

[Baitball Blogger]

3. I got the shot the same time he did, so I hope my level is also high.

Seriously, I don't think there are any anti-vaxxers on DU. We're all on the ball.

[BigmanPigman]

13. If there are I doubt they'd admit it on this site.

[ShazzieB]

15. You took the words right out of my mouth....or rather my keyboard!

I can't imagine anyone admitting an antivaxx stance here, unless they were brand new and hadn't bothered to take a look around first!

[ShazzieB]

16. You took the words right out of my mouth....or rather my keyboard!

I can't imagine anyone admitting an antivaxx stance here, unless they were brand new and hadn't bothered to take a look around first!

No, wait, I take that back... partially anyway. We've had some antivaxx troll posts that were quickly alerted on and hidden, and the trolls themselves banned (at least till they come back under a new name).

So allow me to restate that: I can't imagine anyone admitting an antivaxx stance here, unless they were brand new and hadn't bothered to take a look around first, or they're deliberately trolling.

[malaise]

2. Good news

Rec

[Disaffected]

4. Is that something you

get routinely now or have to ask/pay for?

[Baitball Blogger]

5. No idea.

Seems like it's a good idea, in order to check on the efficacy of the vaccines. That information is probably being sent to a central location.

[Disaffected]

6. Yes, that sorta seems to be the case here (Alberta) too.

From the Alberta Health Services web site:

"A COVID-19 antibody test looks for antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. If you test positive for these antibodies, it could mean that you already had COVID-19. If you’ve received the COVID-19 vaccine, it’s not yet known how this will affect the antibody test results.

Most people don’t need this test. Antibody testing is mostly used to help track the virus, and the test is not commonly done in Alberta. These test results still mean that everyone must keep following all public health measures to help stop the spread of COVID-19."

Note that a +ve test seems to mean you may already had Covid itself, but it is not yet known if vaccination alone will produce similar results.

[Baitball Blogger]

7. Thanks for that information. In my husband's case, I'm pretty sure his antibodies are due to

the Pfizer vaccine. Neither one of us have fallen ill since Covid began and we take precautions.

[Disaffected]

8. It's hard to know at this point.

Keep in mind hub may have had asymptomatic Covid but who knows?

Actually I kinda hope myself I have had asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic Covid as I imagine it too would help confer a greater level of immunity to potential future exposures.

[Native]

9. Do you mind telling us when you had your 2nd shot?

[Baitball Blogger]

11. April 7th was the date of our second vaccination.

[Evolve Dammit]

10. Makes sense to check anti-b levels. Did he have to request it? Most would like to know

[Baitball Blogger]

12. My husband would not have thought to ask for it.

Probably, a doctor who lost 3 patients in one day may have decided to take the extra step. If the levels were low, he would have probably written orders for a booster.

[Evolve Dammit]

14. Probably right. Should be standard for us all at this point. I sure would like to know. Tks.

[Baitball Blogger]

17. Hi ED.

I asked my husband last night and he said he requested the test. Maybe we all should request it at our annual check-ups. I don't know if there was an additional charge.

[Evolve Dammit]

18. I think we all should know. Then we can make risk-based decisions with actual info. Thanks BB