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I've had Covid-19. As far as I know we still don't know if having it leads to immunity but wouldn't having it and recovering be "better" than a vaccine? If so,

I've had Covid-19. As far as I know we still don't know if having it leads to immunity but wouldn't having it and recovering be "better" than a vaccine? If so, why get a vaccine for something you are immune to?

neolog 6y ago
If you don't know whether you're immune but do know that the vaccine works on most people, the vaccine seems a good bet.
- kylebenzle 6y ago
  Again, has there EVER been a case where a vaccine is somehow MORE effective than getting and recovering from a virus? I ask because the answer seems so obvious, of course not.
  - alonmower 6y ago
    Yes, and it's not exceedingly rare https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/vaccine-education-center/vaccine-safety/immune-system-and-health https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/vaccine-education-cent...
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  - lazide 6y ago
    Yes, the HPV vaccine results in dramatically better immunity than from the disease itself. [https://translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1479-5876-8-105 https://translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10...]