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2023-03-01 21:45:16 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5F3FEEEA4B65ED345DAE872C369EBD16D567DEAC24EF4BC2780EA275F1673238
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Original Note:
The study indicates that natural immunity is effective against *the specific variant* you were infected with. Protection was significantly reduced against Omicron. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)02465-5/fulltext Evidence shows that vaccination protects more broadly 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/ Both combined is most effective: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciimmunol.abn8014
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