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1.Antibody tests are commonly used to know if you had an infection in the past - recent/remote
2. Vaccine shot will produce different antibodies like in Covid vaccine - which are developed against the spike protein of the virus (1/2) #covidantibodytesting
2. Vaccine shot will produce different antibodies like in Covid vaccine - which are developed against the spike protein of the virus (1/2) #covidantibodytesting
These spike antibodies are not detectable in the rapid antibody tests that we usually get tested for.Hence the negative result many a times.
3.so basically the type of antibody test done will determine ur result.
3.so basically the type of antibody test done will determine ur result.
4. Also immunity is not measured only by antibodies - our body tries to protect us not only with antibodies but also by something called cytokines.so absence of one in the test doesn't mean we don't have immunity
