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> Could pre-existing immunity be more protective than future vaccines? Without studying the question, we won’t know. TLDR!
by diminish 6y ago
> Could pre-existing immunity be more protective than future vaccines? Without studying the question, we won’t know.
TLDR!
- raverbashing 6y agoIt's a moot point. People either have pre-existing immunity or not. Unless there's a cheap way of checking (read, cheaper and easier than vaccinating), there's no point in worrying about it (for the purposes of individual protection).
- tboyd47 6y ago> At least six studies have reported T cell reactivity against SARS-CoV-2 in 20% to 50% of people with no known exposure to the virus.5678910 I suppose if the vaccine trial studies going on now return with anything more than half the infections of the control group (however they want to measure it), we'll have our answer.