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There is a behavioral component. Is that because people who have caught it are more likely to take precautions against catching it again? Those who were vacci
by mlac 5y ago
There is a behavioral component.
Is that because people who have caught it are more likely to take precautions against catching it again?
Those who were vaccinated but previously uninfected may have had a “it can’t happen to me and if it does, I’m vaccinated” attitude.
I’d expect unvaccinated people to be in the bucket with covid deniers and anti-maskers, which would have the highest base rate of COVID.
- anonfornoreason 5y agoI doubt it. I caught it in Aug/September during the delta wave and am way less careful now than I was before. Not saying this is true or advocating a position here, but I feel like the pandemic is over for me, I don't have to worry about any current variants, etc. The people I talk to who have also developed natural immunity have the same sort of feeling.
- jkhdigital 5y agoMeanwhile… my sister and her daughter had a Covid sandwich: caught it in summer 2020, got vaccinated as soon as feasible, then caught it again a few days ago. Anecdotally, my sister is one of those people who “catches everything” so I can’t say I’m surprised, but clearly there is no such thing as absolute sterilizing immunity (natural or vaccine-induced) for this particular coronavirus.
- vaxskeptic 5y agoIt's not specific to this one, it's true of all coronaviruses. This article explains why it's so hard to make a vaccine for coronaviruses: https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2020-04-17/coronavirus-vaccine-ian-frazer/12146616 https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2020-04-17/coronavirus-va... Of course, this was written a few weeks before "Project Warp Speed" when everyone and their dog announced that had found a vaccine for this brand new coronavirus.