Why doesn’t natural immunity count in the US?

Re:Why doesn’t natural immunity count in the US? by jonnycomputer on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @10:15PM (#28534432)

I would hesitate to take one study as definitive either way. Also, I've seen data pointing to important variables of possible interest moderating the potential effectiveness, including age, and severity of first infection.

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Re:Why doesn’t natural immunity count in the US? by throwawayfear on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @10:59PM (#28534732)

Please hestitate after providing your sources.

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Re:Why doesn’t natural immunity count in the US? by Thorrez on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @01:41AM (#28535641)

This seems to indicate that a Pfizer vaccination is better than having Covid previously:

https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2021-08-19-vaccines-still-effectiv...

Pfizer reduced rates by 82% whereas a Covid infection reduced rates by 73%.

>Fourteen days after a second dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech, rates had dropped by 67% and 82% respectively. In comparison, people who had not been vaccinated but had had COVID-19 before had rates which were 73% lower than unvaccinated individuals

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Re:Why doesn’t natural immunity count in the US? by ineptech on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @11:16PM (#28534838)

https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/12/12/beware-the-man-of-one-...

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Re:Why doesn’t natural immunity count in the US? by jonnycomputer on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @09:35AM (#28538845)

I don't need to. As a general matter I never take a single study as definitive. I'd be an idiot if I did.

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