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> I don't believe the vaccine is better than my natural antibodies at fighting covid. For the benefit of people reading this, this view is _not_ supported by e
by SideburnsOfDoom 5y ago
> I don't believe the vaccine is better than my natural antibodies at fighting covid.
For the benefit of people reading this, this view is _not_ supported by evidence. The fact is that vaccines give you stronger protection than a bout of COVID, and against more variants.
"Vaccination offers longer, stronger immunity"
https://www.jhsph.edu/covid-19/articles/why-covid-19-vaccines-offer-better-protection-than-infection.html https://www.jhsph.edu/covid-19/articles/why-covid-19-vaccine...
"Why a vaccine can provide better immunity than an actual infection"
https://theconversation.com/why-a-vaccine-can-provide-better-immunity-than-an-actual-infection-145476 https://theconversation.com/why-a-vaccine-can-provide-better...
"The evidence shows that protective antibodies generated in response to an mRNA vaccine will target a broader range of SARS-CoV-2 variants ... compared to antibodies acquired from an infection."
https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2021/06/22/how-immunity-generated-from-covid-19-vaccines-differs-from-an-infection/ https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2021/06/22/how-immunity-genera...