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There are only handful of verified cases of people getting covid more than once. It's extremely rare from what I can tell.
by 6nf 5y ago
There are only handful of verified cases of people getting covid more than once. It's extremely rare from what I can tell.
- toss1 5y agoBoth are fairly rare, but the latest data I've seen shows both 1) weaker and faster decaying immune response in previously infected people vs immune response from vaccine, and 2) previously infected people getting infected at abt 2X the rate of fully vaccinated people. (Sorry, no ref links on hand at the moment)
- 6nf 5y agoPlease post those links later when you get a chance
- toss1 5y agoHere's a few: Johjns Hopkins: Why COVID-19 Vaccines Offer Better Protection Than Infection 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... NIH: How Immunity Generated from COVID-19 Vaccines Differs 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... Also, preprint on kinetics of regular infections vs breakthrus, showing vaccines rapidly suppressing viral loads - "Virological and serological kinetics of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant vaccine-1 breakthrough infections: a multi-center cohort study" https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.07.28.21261295v1.full.pdf https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.07.28.21261295v... Most illustrative is the chart on ~pg16, line 298.