protective
adjective
having the quality or function of protecting.
nonprotective
-
a word derived from
protective.
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The culprit seems to be the immune system’s memory of the nonprotective antibodies, which counteracts any positive effect of the vaccine antibodies.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 4, 2022
