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This study is based on 2020 data, pre Delta.

• hammock 5y ago
  Here is the latest data. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/08/having-sars-cov-2-once-confers-much-greater-immunity-vaccine-no-infection-parties https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/08/having-sars-cov-2-on... Vaccinated person 13x more likely than the naturally immune to catch delta 7x more likely to be symptomatic More likely to be hospitalized Take back you downvote and educate yourself.
  • spats1990 5y ago
    Perhaps, as is a common argument from the vaccine-hesitant, we should wait for more scientific data before concluding that previous infection provides more protection than the vaccine? :) After all, this whole thing has happened quite quickly.
  • dev_tty01 5y ago
    The commenter stated that the vaccine had no benefit to previously infected. That is not true. From the article you reference: "The researchers also found that people who had SARS-CoV-2 previously and received one dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine were more highly protected against reinfection than those who once had the virus and were still unvaccinated."
    • hammock 5y ago
      At what cost? What is the risk vs benefit for this particular scenario?
    • criticaltinker 5y ago
      Yes agreed, but the benefits appear to be insignificant relative to the benefits of giving that vaccine dose to an immunologically naive or otherwise vulnerable individual.
  • akomtu 5y ago
    The dangerous citizen who thinks for himself.