When will the natural immunity be recognized? Follow the science - or the $$$$.
COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations by COVID-19 Vaccination Status and Previous COVID-19 Diagnosis — California and New York, May–November 2021 Early Release / January 19, 2022
"By early October, persons who survived a previous infection had lower case rates than persons who were vaccinated alone."
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7104e1.htm?s_cid=mm7104e1_wAnd, as I stated in the "Booster Shot" post -they had the data.
"SAS (version 9.4; SAS Institute) and R (version 4.0.4; The R Foundation) were used to conduct all analyses. Institutional review boards (IRBs) in both states determined this surveillance activity to be necessary for public health work, and therefore, it did not require IRB review."
https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciab952/6428613?login=false 15 November 2021
"Conclusions
Reinfections were uncommon among previously infected persons over a 9-month period that preceded widespread variant circulation. Seropositivity decreased reinfection risk. Lower reinfection risk associated with exposure to a household member with COVID-19 may reflect subsequently reduced household transmission."
