COVID vaccines protect better than 'natural' immunity from previous infection: CDC - National Post

Hospitalized patients who weren't vaccinated but previously had COVID were about five times more likely to test positive than people who had been vaccinated, the study found

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Bloomberg News

John Tozzi

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Oct 29, 2021  •  14 hours ago  •  1 minute read  •  211 Comments

The study of 7,000 adults hospitalized with COVID-like symptoms compared how many tested positive for the virus with rates of vaccination and prior infection. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images/File

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A new study offers more evidence that COVID-19 vaccines provide stronger protection against hospitalization than immunity from an earlier infection, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

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Hospitalized patients who weren’t vaccinated but had been previously infected with COVID were about five times more likely to test positive for the infection than people who had been vaccinated, according to the CDC study.

The CDC has long recommended that people get vaccinated even if they have already had COVID-19.

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“We now have additional evidence that reaffirms the importance of COVID-19 vaccines, even if you have had prior infection,” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said in a statement. “This study adds more to the body of knowledge demonstrating the protection of vaccines against severe disease from COVID-19.”

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