Is there a test available,that shows that you have had Covid,but that you're now free from it?

[Bosse137]

Vaccin is a kind of inactivated form of the desease,injected in order to ctreate immundefence. If one already has had the desease,and overcome it,it must be an even better defence,I think. So,is there a test,that can verify that you already has have it,and that you now is free from it? If so,one doesn`t need to be vaccineted,and can ,perhaps,get a helthpass?

[tonray]

Wouldn't it be easier just to man up and get a vaccination ?

[FritsSikkink]

You can have it again if you had it before, so pointless question.

[Bosse137]

1 hour ago, tonray said:

Wouldn't it be easier just to man up and get a vaccination ?

Very funny..Actually,I have had a lot of vaccines in my life;before I was a UN soldier,in school when I grow up,a.s.o.But,they were proven vaccines;not somthing put together in a desperate haste! I do not say "Man up and take the chans/risk to get the virus by not vaccinate" I respect everyones right to decide for him/her self,as long as one take all the other demanded precorsions

[meechai]

2 hours ago, Bosse137 said:

So,is there a test,that can verify that you already has have it

 

Yes of course it is the covid antibody test. Any hospital & probably most labs can provide it for a price.

If you have the antibodies in your blood then yes you have already had C19

 

 

 

[Bosse137]

1 hour ago, FritsSikkink said:

You can have it again if you had it before, so pointless question.

From what I have read in different articles,even if you have been vaccinated,you can get it again after a few months.Thats why,after finding out that,they have to give a second dose.And now,perhaps a third one.... What is most effective,to have an inactivated form af virus injected,or having the active virus,in order to activate your immunedefence? "Pointless question"? I don`t think so!

[Bosse137]

7 minutes ago, meechai said:

 

Yes of course it is the covid antibody test. Any hospital & probably most labs can provide it for a price.

If you have the antibodies in your blood then yes you have already had C19

 

 

 

Thankyou for your answer! Actually I knew that already,but what I do not know is,how to determine,that I am not sick from it any more? I mean,if I have the antibodies,and I want to have a helthcertificate,how does that work out???

[tonray]

1 hour ago, Bosse137 said:

Thankyou for your answer! Actually I knew that already,but what I do not know is,how to determine,that I am not sick from it any more? I mean,if I have the antibodies,and I want to have a helthcertificate,how does that work out???

Not possible at this time. 

[FritsSikkink]

3 hours ago, Bosse137 said:

Thankyou for your answer! Actually I knew that already,but what I do not know is,how to determine,that I am not sick from it any more? I mean,if I have the antibodies,and I want to have a helthcertificate,how does that work out???

You won't get one as you only get one when being vaccinated.

[Bosse137]

57 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

You won't get one as you only get one when being vaccinated.

In "A user`s guide to Thailand`s new digital health pass" it says,among other things,that you have to be fully vaccinated, OR tested negativ over the last seven days,at an officially recogniced venue.It also says,that those who have recently caught,and recovered from COVID-19,will be exemted. It does not say,that you must be vaccinated to get it! So still the question;if you have the antibodies,how to know if you are healthy? (Wether vaccinated or not)

[wombat]

4 hours ago, Bosse137 said:

Thankyou for your answer! Actually I knew that already,but what I do not know is,how to determine,that I am not sick from it any more? I mean,if I have the antibodies,and I want to have a helthcertificate,how does that work out???

 

2 hours ago, tonray said:

Not possible at this time. 

do not start to think logically Bosse137....it will do your head in.

 

[rwill]

When you get a flu vaccine you are actually getting a mixture of vaccines against different variants.  The covid vaccinations may end up like that too.

 

I guess what you are asking for is an antibody test to see if you already have antibodies for covid.  But say you had the alpha variant before and now get exposed to the delta variant you might not have much protection against it.

[Bosse137]

27 minutes ago, rwill said:

When you get a flu vaccine you are actually getting a mixture of vaccines against different variants.  The covid vaccinations may end up like that too.

 

I guess what you are asking for is an antibody test to see if you already have antibodies for covid.  But say you had the alpha variant before and now get exposed to the delta variant you might not have much protection against it.

I agree to that. But doesn`t the same goes for people,who are vaccinated against,in this case,alpha !? And BTW,following your logic,since it seems to be no end to mutations (I think there are already four known?), most vaccinations won`t work... Alternativly,get new jabs all the time...

[mikecha]

you can do a blood test and see what your body has made against coovid this can be printed out and proves you have had this virus 

but in the future you wil need vaxines otherwise can not travel or go anywhere 

[Bosse137]

2 minutes ago, mikecha said:

you can do a blood test and see what your body has made against coovid this can be printed out and proves you have had this virus 

but in the future you wil need vaxines otherwise can not travel or go anywhere 

Please read the "User`s guide to Thailand`s new digital health pass" .

[VocalNeal]

8 hours ago, Bosse137 said:

So, is there a test

GCSE English?

[Bosse137]

1 hour ago, VocalNeal said:

GCSE English?

The GCSE English language course is ideal for students aspiring to achive a career involving English,such as journalism,copywriting,teaching or editing. Well,i`m 78 years old,not a nativ English speaker/writer,and I have no intention to start any career in any of the forementioned activities.Or indeed,in any other field.For use here on this forum,most other people here seems capabel to understand my poorly written English,thank you so much!!

[sead]

Antibody test shows that you had covid 

[mikebike]

8 hours ago, Bosse137 said:

Very funny..Actually,I have had a lot of vaccines in my life;before I was a UN soldier,in school when I grow up,a.s.o.But,they were proven vaccines;not somthing put together in a desperate haste! I do not say "Man up and take the chans/risk to get the virus by not vaccinate" I respect everyones right to decide for him/her self,as long as one take all the other demanded precorsions

I call B.S... Did you do all the research before you had vax for school or as a soldier? Did you find out how long the vax had been around? Comorbidities? Did you read all the non-scientific articles on those vaxed you got years ago?

 

My guess is absolutely not. You just took them. Now you have unverified info pumped right into your consciousness and your tune has changed.

[mikebike]

8 hours ago, Bosse137 said:

What is most effective,to have an inactivated form af virus injected

Dude, you DO realize that there are TWO TYPES of covid vaccine. One type IS NOT made from inactivated virus.

 

Good thing you are up to date on all this and able to make an educated decision.

[mikebike]

8 hours ago, Bosse137 said:

Thankyou for your answer! Actually I knew that already,but what I do not know is,how to determine,that I am not sick from it any more? I mean,if I have the antibodies,and I want to have a helthcertificate,how does that work out???

It doesn't. The research on antibody protection from having the disease is inconclusive. 

[mikebike]

2 hours ago, Bosse137 said:

I agree to that. But doesn`t the same goes for people,who are vaccinated against,in this case,alpha !? And BTW,following your logic,since it seems to be no end to mutations (I think there are already four known?), most vaccinations won`t work... Alternativly,get new jabs all the time...

Yep, just like the flu.

[mikebike]

2 hours ago, Bosse137 said:

Please read the "User`s guide to Thailand`s new digital health pass" .

Which may be fine as long as you never leave the country. You won't be getting on an airplane with an antibody test.

[dadadede]

8 hours ago, Bosse137 said:

Thankyou for your answer! Actually I knew that already,but what I do not know is,how to determine,that I am not sick from it any more? I mean,if I have the antibodies,and I want to have a helthcertificate,how does that work out???

you do a PCR to check if you are still sick and an antibody to check if you had it in the past.

there is no 1-stop solution as far as I know.

 

[Firefan]

You are right that the original plans (they change constantly!) Was that you could also get the vax pass if: got sick with Covid(tested for) and put in hospital AND later recovered - the hospital (only) could issue the document/pass but only valid for 3 (6?) months I believe.

As for your question: probably no doubt that naturally created immunity will work better. New Israel studies seem to indicate 7-10 times more antibodies as well as longer lasting. 

[sandyf]

5 hours ago, Bosse137 said:

In "A user`s guide to Thailand`s new digital health pass" it says,among other things,that you have to be fully vaccinated, OR tested negativ over the last seven days,at an officially recogniced venue.It also says,that those who have recently caught,and recovered from COVID-19,will be exemted. It does not say,that you must be vaccinated to get it! So still the question;if you have the antibodies,how to know if you are healthy? (Wether vaccinated or not)

It is quite straightforward.

If you have been vaccinated you get a certificate to say so.

If you have had a PCR test you get a certificate to say covid was not detected.

If you have had covid you can get a doctor's certificate to confirm infection and recovery. Fairly obvious this would only apply to those that have been registered as covid patients.

 

Antibody testing is still in it's infancy and still very unreliable. As far as I am aware these tests cannot be used as a definitive reference.

[Bosse137]

1 hour ago, mikebike said:

I call B.S... Did you do all the research before you had vax for school or as a soldier? Did you find out how long the vax had been around? Comorbidities? Did you read all the non-scientific articles on those vaxed you got years ago?

 

My guess is absolutely not. You just took them. Now you have unverified info pumped right into your consciousness and your tune has changed.

It is correct,that the vaccines I got in school,were not researched by me.I think my parents checked them out.The ones I got as a soldier,were vaccines that had been around for some time,and also had been tested before they were alloud to be used.There were no repports of any problem with them.Actually,to be honest,even if there had been,I was 21 years old and really wanted to get out in the world,like most young men,so I probably would have taken the risk anyway.Now I am not 21 obviously...  Can anybody deny,that the vaccins ,actuall now,has been created and accepted VERY fast? That is what I mean by,in this case,NOT proven in real life.Lets see some years in the future how safe they are/were.

[Bosse137]

2 hours ago, mikebike said:

Dude, you DO realize that there are TWO TYPES of covid vaccine. One type IS NOT made from inactivated virus.

 

Good thing you are up to date on all this and able to make an educated decision.

I am not up to date on all this! That is why I turn to this forum,hoping to get answers from experts like you !(Although even the experts seems to disagree....)

[Bosse137]

2 hours ago, sead said:

Antibody test shows that you had covid 

Yes,I know that.But how to know,if I still have the desease or not? Have got some answers,so I have to be ok with that for now.Thanks anyway!!

[MajorTom]

1 hour ago, Firefan said:

You are right that the original plans (they change constantly!) Was that you could also get the vax pass if: got sick with Covid(tested for) and put in hospital AND later recovered - the hospital (only) could issue the document/pass but only valid for 3 (6?) months I believe.

This is already in place in certain EU countries. And its not necessarily a requirement to have been hospitalized. You can take a test and get a valid pass for 6 months.