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Originally Posted by Swanman
Had to listen to an idiot while getting my hair cut Monday about how he doesn't need the vaccine because he has lifetime natural immunity because he had covid in January 2020. First off, who knows if he even had it since no tests were available then. He could have had an antibody test at some point but he didn't strike me as the type to put in the effort. And secondly, people have been infected 2 and 3 times, especially once the OG strain started mutating. And lastly, no non-facebook doctor or scientist has claimed there is lifetime immunity, especially with variants.
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Most, if not all, the immunity studies I've seen on people who recovered from COVID show they likely have long term, if not lifetime, immunity. At least one did bone marrow samples to check for immunity cells there and found them.
Even people who only had mild cases. Asymptomatic cases are still under study last I looked, though I saw at least one that was pointing to them also having at least some natural immunity.
Not a case for skipping the shot. Studies have also shown that getting the shot after recovering from COVID provides better protection than just having had the vaccination alone or natural immunity alone.