Immunity debt is a new phrase based on an old idea. When your immune system comes into contact with a antigen - bacteria, virus, whatever - it produces an adaptive immune response to fight off the infection. Specifically, it manufactures T and B cells, which defend against the infectious disease.
Thanks for this! I looked up “immunity debt” after you last post and have been thinking about it on and off since then. So I’m glad you wrote something about it. The idea of an immunity debt seemed plausible to my admittedly unscientific self, so I wondered why you weren’t buying it.
Thanks for this! I looked up “immunity debt” after you last post and have been thinking about it on and off since then. So I’m glad you wrote something about it. The idea of an immunity debt seemed plausible to my admittedly unscientific self, so I wondered why you weren’t buying it.