Yes, there's definitely some degree natural immunity. There's mixed evidence as to whether it's stronger[0] or weaker[1] than full vaccination, but it's definitely better than nothing.

[0] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34735425/

[1] https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.09.12.21263461v...

Sure is. There's millions of us walking around without getting shots every six months.

Via previous infection? And if so, you're not concerned about waning protection? It would appear that people even with previous wild/delta infections have hit or miss immunity to omicron.

You gotta remember that the vast majority of infections are asymptomatic or mild. We focus on the ones that aren't, for a number of valid reasons, but this also skews the average person's risk tolerance and awareness toward thinking that there's life altering danger in each infection. There's millions walking about who think it's a fake virus because they got a headache and a sore throat for a day while being told that they are at risk of intubation and a range of "long covid" symptoms, and this doesn't meet their experience or that of their entire friend and family circle. Yeah, lots of families also experienced the opposite, but you'd probably be hard pressed to convince those ones that it's a mild disease. Thing is, it's both.

But that doesn't address the questions about natural immunity at all. Assuming you already had it and that you were 100% fine and you're now forever immune seems extraordinarily foolish.

Please don't post comments like this. It's impossible to work out what your actual point is

I think it's clear he's referring to the fact that natural immunity has protected most of South Africa and thus, the world is freaking out over Omicron. As was suggested by a doctor in South Africa at the very beginning, which was ignored by governments. Of course, excuses for the South African data not aligning with the whole "vaccines are the only answer" narrative are now being created.