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People who've had COVID, twice as likely to get reinfected than those who get vaccinated, CDC says
For all of the focus on "breakthrough" infections, there is not enough coverage on people who are getting re-infected twice. Thus, the myth persists that if you had COVID, you do not need to be vaccinated.
https://abc7news.com/covid-immunity-coronavirus-vaccines-cdc-study-unvaccinated-people-who-had-twice-as-likely-to-get-reinfected/10936598/
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- It's the argument that some have used to not get vaccinated. "I've had COVID - therefore I don't need to get the vaccine."
Turns out that's not entirely true. On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study reporting that individuals who've had COVID are twice as likely to get reinfected.
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Dr. Henrich has been studying the long term impacts of COVID-19 and says the immune response from natural infection is not as high. "Both antibody responses and cellular immune responses or for example T-cells that recognize SARS-CoV-2 infection can persist for months. Eight to 12 months after natural infection and most likely after vaccination. What we don't fully understand is how protected those immune responses are longer term overtime," said Dr. Henrich.
In the CDC study, residents who were infected with COVID in 2020 experienced a reinfection between May and June of 2021. That's the same time the Delta variant intensified across the country.
Turns out that's not entirely true. On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study reporting that individuals who've had COVID are twice as likely to get reinfected.
* * *
Dr. Henrich has been studying the long term impacts of COVID-19 and says the immune response from natural infection is not as high. "Both antibody responses and cellular immune responses or for example T-cells that recognize SARS-CoV-2 infection can persist for months. Eight to 12 months after natural infection and most likely after vaccination. What we don't fully understand is how protected those immune responses are longer term overtime," said Dr. Henrich.
In the CDC study, residents who were infected with COVID in 2020 experienced a reinfection between May and June of 2021. That's the same time the Delta variant intensified across the country.