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Zeitghost

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30. "The vaccine offers better protection that natural immunity."

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Reply #6)

Tue Sep 28, 2021, 01:53 PM

Sep 2021

This is simply not true and the rate of reinfections vs breakthroughs, among other data points is proof of that.

Being vaxxed, even if you have had COVID, is still a great idea as improves immunity even more. But the idea that vaxed immunity is better than natural immunity is simply not true.

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There appear to be people in power who embrace the non-vax "herd immunity" idea. [View all] MineralMan Sep 2021 OP

maybe I'm wrong here.... getagrip_already Sep 2021 #1

I don't know if herd immunity is possible, frankly. MineralMan Sep 2021 #2

You are correct in that many don't produce antibodies Johnny2X2X Sep 2021 #6

Prestigious Nature.com magazine article womanofthehills Sep 2021 #16

"The vaccine offers better protection that natural immunity." Zeitghost Sep 2021 #30

I've flipped to FOX several times in the last year Johnny2X2X Sep 2021 #3

Natural immunity is good according to many top doctors womanofthehills Sep 2021 #17

That is absolutely the truth Zeitghost Sep 2021 #31

I think Mad_Machine76 Sep 2021 #4

Exactly, gab13by13 Sep 2021 #9

Governor DeSantis went to Yale and then went on to get his J.D. from Harvard, he is not a dumb man. Botany Sep 2021 #5

Politics is why. MineralMan Sep 2021 #8

I think these GOP Governors and Fox News (and its clones) are spreading the disease .... Botany Sep 2021 #10

Well, if that's the case, then they are very stupid. MineralMan Sep 2021 #11

I think this is closest to the truth peggysue2 Sep 2021 #19

I can't put my finger on the exact reason on why "they" are doing this but I am sure it is ... Botany Sep 2021 #21

I think the 'why' question is really difficult peggysue2 Sep 2021 #22

As of mid April '21 we well on our way of putting this nightmare behind us but then the GOP, Fox,... Botany Sep 2021 #23

Exactly, Botany. peggysue2 Sep 2021 #28

According to Dr Michael Osterholm these anti vax idiots have now allowed the virus to spread ... Botany Sep 2021 #29

The reason why they are doing this? Cruelty is the point. There are people who enjoy Nay Sep 2021 #14

DeSatan is supported by antibody clonal companies... Sancho Sep 2021 #7

I suspect it's a particular religious based conceit - the Elect will always be protected. haele Sep 2021 #12

We actually don't know a lot about natural immunity from Tomconroy Sep 2021 #13

I haven't seen any studies on "super immunity" womanofthehills Sep 2021 #18

It's an Israeli study from this summer. I'm sure you can Google it. Tomconroy Sep 2021 #20

Here's an NPR article about it Tomconroy Sep 2021 #27

Most of us have had more than one common cold in our lifetime, it is a coronavirus Walleye Sep 2021 #15

Kill them all. Let god sort them out... Wounded Bear Sep 2021 #24

They don't need to worry about their voters... Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2021 #25

Herd immunity comes about when enough people are vaccinated to stop a virus PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2021 #26