Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-02-22 23:08:55 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EA79DBCD0B357EAF413DB98D23A63883812D9FD3F14E1B05BE193A5905A05ECE
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Original Note:
Evidence has suggested since 2021 that prior infection protects stronger against the *specific variant* you were infected with. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/mrna-vaccines-may-provide-lower-immunity-to-new-sars-cov-2-variants Preprint: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.09.09.459504v1 Recent studies confirm this: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)02465-5/fulltext Vaccination provides *broader* protection against variants: https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2021/06/22/how-immunity-generated-from-covid-19-vaccines-differs-from-an-infection/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34103407/ Having both is most effective: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciimmunol.abn8014
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