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I've already had covid, yet people still want me to get vaccinated. I'm not going to. I'll stick with natural immunity, thanks.
by NDizzle 5y ago
I've already had covid, yet people still want me to get vaccinated.
I'm not going to. I'll stick with natural immunity, thanks.
- bserge 5y agoAfaik having immunity and getting the vaccine you'd have even lower chances of any side effects. It'll just renew the antibodies in your system.
- nradov 5y agoThere is more to immunity than antibodies. For long term immunity, memory cells are more important than antibody levels. Natural immunity acquired by recovering from an infection provides more effective protection than vaccination. https://www.science.org/content/article/having-sars-cov-2-once-confers-much-greater-immunity-vaccine-vaccination-remains-vital https://www.science.org/content/article/having-sars-cov-2-on... For patients who were previously infected, vaccination cuts the risk of reinfection in half. However it's unclear how long that additional protection lasts. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7032e1.htm https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7032e1.htm