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Re:Why doesn’t natural immunity count in the US? by yosame on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @10:03PM (#28534334)
But the vaccine is free and safe. Unless you're allergic to the vaccine, or immunocompromised, there's no good reason not to get the vaccine.

Even if you've had covid already, it's not going to do any harm.

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Re:Why doesn’t natural immunity count in the US? by throwawayfear on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @10:10PM (#28534404)
What reason is there TO get it if you have better antibodies from past covid? Why should anyone bother with the unknowns of that?

https://www.science.org/content/article/having-sars-cov-2-on...

The natural immune protection that develops after a SARS-CoV-2 infection offers considerably more of a shield against the Delta variant of the pandemic coronavirus than two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, according to a large Israeli study that some scientists wish came with a “Don’t try this at home” label.

Over 100 million Americans already fall into this bucket of having these antibodies. Why should they care about something that doesn't matter? Reinfection is very rare - so these people are not a risk to anyone.

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Re:Why doesn’t natural immunity count in the US? by forgotmypw17 on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @12:20AM (#28535249)
>But the vaccine is free and safe.

Can you please explain how you know this, when it's been available for only a year, while a human lifespan is several decades?

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