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Zeitghost

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20. There seems to be

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Mon Sep 6, 2021, 11:15 AM

Sep 2021

A higher rate of breakthrough cases than there is of re-infection. But being vaccinated leads to a lower re-infection rate, so even if you caught it it's a good idea to get vaccinated.

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Is there anything to natural immunity from Covid? [View all] Tomconroy Sep 2021 OP

It is protection but not as good as the vaccine. ColinC Sep 2021 #1

What study did you get those numbers from? womanofthehills Sep 2021 #6

good on you for calling out an evidence-free reply Celerity Sep 2021 #7

Wow. So the answer is natural immunity is really good? Tomconroy Sep 2021 #10

Natural immunity may be stronger blue cat Sep 2021 #12

Yeah. I looked around a bit. I can't tell from the Israeli study Tomconroy Sep 2021 #14

Are you feeling lucky? Ohio Joe Sep 2021 #13

I was vaxxed long ago. But obviously a whole lot of people Tomconroy Sep 2021 #15

ahhh... I see... Ohio Joe Sep 2021 #17

Unless you end up with long covid. tblue37 Sep 2021 #18

I just saw it in some article months ago. The article itself was likely lacking ColinC Sep 2021 #21

This article seems to conclude that it's still up in the air. ARPad95 Sep 2021 #2

Much is known about this. The vaccines confer better immunity than infection, based on RockRaven Sep 2021 #3

Is the efficacy rate any better against serious illness and death Tomconroy Sep 2021 #4

If you're talking about the Israeli study teach1st Sep 2021 #5

I don't think that's it. How good is natural immunity in Tomconroy Sep 2021 #8

Do you mean protecting against a variant like Delta? ARPad95 Sep 2021 #9

I think so. I guess my thought is there obviously going to be Tomconroy Sep 2021 #11

They have antibodies that can protect them iemanja Sep 2021 #16

There are two sorts of studies. Igel Sep 2021 #19

There seems to be Zeitghost Sep 2021 #20