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Re:Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine? by IfOnlyYouKnew on Friday December 11, 2020 @05:19PM (#25392146)
There are some diseases where the vaccine is more efficient at promoting an immune response than the actual disease.

Tetanus is the most well-known example here. That's why it makes sense to vaccinate you even after potential exposure.

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Re:Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine? by samatman on Friday December 11, 2020 @06:22PM (#25393034)
Tetanus is highly fatal, 2015 saw 209,000 infections with 59,000 deaths. That includes people who are treated with the vaccine after potential exposure.

It's not a good example of something to which people develop natural immunity, because if you are infected, you'll probably die, and even if not, suffer life-changing injury.

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