Vaccinating people who have had covid-19: why doesn’t natural immunity count in the US?
Jennifer Block
Abstract
The US CDC estimates that SARS-CoV-2 has infected more than 100 million Americans, and evidence is mounting that natural immunity is at least as protective as vaccination. Yet public health leadership says everyone needs the vaccine. <b>Jennifer Block</b> investigates
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Vaccination2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)ImmunityPublic healthMedicineVirologyImmunologyImmune systemNursingOutbreakDiseaseInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchVaccine Coverage and HesitancyCOVID-19 and Mental Health