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>> and then we can work out the booster with the fda and cdc at a later time. >> well, let me ask you that. because at what poimnt do you think a booster would be needed? initially i think they said six to ten months or eight to ten months. if people got vaccinated in april, which is when more people were able to get vaccinated, that would push a booster to when, sometime in the fall? >> yeah. the issue is we haven't really, we've not really seen strong evidence of declining immunity. in part, because we don't have the best mark errers for it. even if you see a decline in app antibody, you sti...

>> we should actually though relatively soon. those clinical trial participant s last summer are still being stud discussed. so we'll see if boosters or if they are having waning immunity, if boosters will be required. i think most likely that they will be required, but we don't know if it will be a year, two years or three years. and i come back to the vaccines are highly effective and that often these tests are measuring antibody response but our immune system is very complex. there are memory b cells, memory t cells that last and memory for the immune system for actually years, sometimes de...

>> so some of the other ones that i mentioned, as well as other viruses like hiv, it's already documented that they had animal origins. but sars took about ten years to figure out where it came from. so i don't think we're going to have the answers any time soon. but we really need to know as many details as possible. >> okay. lots of talk about booster shots. what's next? there's a trial that is set to launch that will tell us if people can mix and match their shots. when do you think the american people will get a timeline on booster shots and the certainly of which one they can use? >> i th...

That the vaccination focus should not be on those who have already had covid. for example, a study from monash university in melbourne, australia shows people already infected will make antibodies for most of their lives. the study found two key things. one is so-called memory b cells patrolled the blood looking for reinfection and two, bone marrow cells produce antibodies for decades. studies from israel in the u.k. have similar findings. in the meantime, talk about missing the forest for the trees. there has been almost zero response to an astonishing revelation made by the heads of our key ...

The Atlantic The virus is evolving, but the antibodies that fight it can change, too. Getty / Mark Harris To locate some of the world’s most superpowered cells, look no further than the human immune system. The mission of these hometown heroes is threefold: Memorize the features of dangerous microbes that breach the body’s barriers. Launch an attack to bring them to heel. Then squirrel away intel to quash future assaults. The immune system is comprehensive, capable of dueling with just about every microbe it meets. It’s archival, ace at memorizing the details of its victories and defeat...