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While I mostly agree, there have been a few rare cases of reinfection; here [0] is a metastudy that looks at several claims of reinfection, ultimately concludin

While I mostly agree, there have been a few rare cases of reinfection; here [0] is a metastudy that looks at several claims of reinfection, ultimately concluding that 6 cases were credible reinfections. So while the relative risk is very low, I think one could make a plausible argument that since the risk of harmful side effects is also low, getting vaccinated may be beneficial. There is also preliminary evidence [1] to indicate that post-infection vaccination can help to resolve lingering symptoms such as fatigue, breathlessness, and insomnia. [0]: https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(20)30546-6/fulltext https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(20)305... [1]: https://europepmc.org/article/ppr/ppr296506 https://europepmc.org/article/ppr/ppr296506

lolinder 5y ago
6 cases of reinfection out of millions of cases of covid still has contracting covid granting much better immunity than the vaccine.
- jbd28 5y ago
  6? lol. The number is 70 with 36,000+ suspected. https://bnonews.com/index.php/2020/08/covid-19-reinfection-tracker/ https://bnonews.com/index.php/2020/08/covid-19-reinfection-t... Vaccine-based immunity allows for a greater variance in neutralizing antibodies to form relative to the spike protein, compared to natural immunity attacking less critical vectors. Get the vaccine even if you had covid
  - scrollaway 5y ago
    Infection is possible with all vaccines as well. Resulting viral load will be what matters: How strong their immune response is, how infectious the re-infected patient is, and how severe their symptoms are. It's not a binary "You have COVID" vs "You don't have COVID". Not for vaccines, nor for re-infections.
PhantomGremlin 5y ago
there have been a few rare cases of reinfection I don't think the word "rare" applies any longer. Reinfection is becoming more common. Here is some info CDC released a few days ago: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/health/vaccine-nursing-homes-infections.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/health/vaccine-nursing-ho... An unvaccinated health care worker set off a Covid-19 outbreak at a nursing home in Kentucky where the vast majority of residents had been vaccinated, leading to dozens of infections, including 22 cases among residents and employees who were already fully vaccinated, a new study reported Wednesday.
- hammock 5y ago
  That's not reinfection (later infection of recovered covid patients). That's infection among vaccinated people.

lolinder 5y ago

6 cases of reinfection out of millions of cases of covid still has contracting covid granting much better immunity than the vaccine.

jbd28 5y ago
6? lol. The number is 70 with 36,000+ suspected. https://bnonews.com/index.php/2020/08/covid-19-reinfection-tracker/ https://bnonews.com/index.php/2020/08/covid-19-reinfection-t... Vaccine-based immunity allows for a greater variance in neutralizing antibodies to form relative to the spike protein, compared to natural immunity attacking less critical vectors. Get the vaccine even if you had covid
- scrollaway 5y ago
  Infection is possible with all vaccines as well. Resulting viral load will be what matters: How strong their immune response is, how infectious the re-infected patient is, and how severe their symptoms are. It's not a binary "You have COVID" vs "You don't have COVID". Not for vaccines, nor for re-infections.

PhantomGremlin 5y ago

there have been a few rare cases of reinfection I don't think the word "rare" applies any longer. Reinfection is becoming more common. Here is some info CDC released a few days ago: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/health/vaccine-nursing-homes-infections.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/health/vaccine-nursing-ho... An unvaccinated health care worker set off a Covid-19 outbreak at a nursing home in Kentucky where the vast majority of residents had been vaccinated, leading to dozens of infections, including 22 cases among residents and employees who were already fully vaccinated, a new study reported Wednesday.

hammock 5y ago
That's not reinfection (later infection of recovered covid patients). That's infection among vaccinated people.