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CDC: Vaccine immunity more protective than previous COVID-19 infection​


ATLANTA - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a message for unvaccinated people relying on previous COVID-19 infections to provide immunity against future infections: Get vaccinated.

It’s the same message the CDC has spent most of 2021 delivering to Americans. But this time, they’re presenting data from a new study that details how much more protective vaccines are than immunity achieved through previous infections.

Published Friday, the study looked at data from the VISION Network on adults hospitalized with COVID-19-like symptoms. Researchers found unvaccinated people who had recovered from previous a COVID-19 infection three to six months prior were five times more likely to test positive for the virus than vaccinated adult.

"We now have additional evidence that reaffirms the importance of COVID-19 vaccines, even if you have had prior infection," CDC Director Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky said. "This study adds more to the body of knowledge demonstrating the protection of vaccines against severe disease from COVID-19."

More than 7,000 people in 187 hospitals across nine states took part in the study. Scientists are conducting similar studies trying to collect enough data to see how long immunity achieved through recovery from natural infections lasts.

The Yale School of Public Health published a study earlier this month that said there wasn’t enough empirical data to make such a judgment yet, but they did find unvaccinated people can expect to be re-infected with COVID-19 every 16 months.

Yale researchers found unvaccinated people run a 5% risk of reinfection roughly three months after recovery. But once they reached the 16-month mark, that risk increased to 50%.

The CDC again pleaded for all eligible persons to get vaccinated as soon as possible, including those who have recovered from a previous infection.

"The best way to stop COVID-19, including the emergence of variants, is with widespread COVID-19 vaccination and with disease prevention actions such as mask wearing, washing hands often, physical distancing, and staying home when sick," Walensky said.

According to the CDC’s vaccination tracker, 192 million Americans were fully vaccinated against the virus by Oct. 29. That’s a little more than 58% of the population and means well over 100 million Americans remain unvaccinated.

Earlier this month, President Joe Biden called the number of unvaccinated Americans "unacceptably high."


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I have a problem with this data coming from *hospitalizations*. The vast majority of COVID cases never enter the hospital. Also, was the original case with the Alpha version or the Delta version? Big difference if the second case was Delta.

Looks to me to be another case of the data being warped to fit someone's agenda.
 
I agree with you. Everything I read from non-government sponsored studies and other countries say just the opposite. Particularly with protection from the Delta.

As far as longevity of either, we don't really know because we don't have the time yet to have that kind of data. But I find it interesting that the CDC was saying natural immunity only lasts 3-4 months, and that has been blown to pieces. Conversely, the vaccines are wearing off much more quickly than they expected.

Now...it might be that immunity from vaccination might be longer lasting with boosters, I can see that as a realistic possibility. But that rasies the question of if and when too much of the vaccine is damaging to the body.

Honestly, I have very little confidence in the CDC right now. I think they are politics driven.
 
I despise BM but it warms my cold heart to hear him sound reasonable for once.
 
Yeah, I appreciate Bill for taking that stand, especially when he said natural immunity is recognized everywhere in teh world but here. He's spot on! .I've been kinda keeping my eye on him lately; even he seems to be seeing how extreme the Democrats have become.

IMO, he nailed what is going on in this country...our government is paying back big pharma. I'm not saying the vaccines don't work, not saying they are bad. But to me it's pretty obvious that the Democrats are trying to sell every single vaccine possible.

I'm a businessman and a capitalist, I believe it's only proper for pharma to profit from the vaccines. But not to the point of pushing them when they aren't needed. And I think that is exactly what is happening.
 
Guard Dad said:
Yeah, I appreciate Bill for taking that stand, especially when he said natural immunity is recognized everywhere in teh world but here. He's spot on! .I've been kinda keeping my eye on him lately; even he seems to be seeing how extreme the Democrats have become.

IMO, he nailed what is going on in this country...our government is paying back big pharma. I'm not saying the vaccines don't work, not saying they are bad. But to me it's pretty obvious that the Democrats are trying to sell every single vaccine possible.

I'm a businessman and a capitalist, I believe it's only proper for pharma to profit from the vaccines. But not to the point of pushing them when they aren't needed. And I think that is exactly what is happening.
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He's been hitting the far left a lot lately.
 
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