A person infected with the coronavirus has similar immunity to the covid-19 vaccine, according to a study in the scientific journal The Lancet, published on Thursday 16.
One of the largest papers on the subject, it compiles 60 others and also considers the emergence of Omicron.
“Although an infection provides protection that diminishes over time, the level of this appears as long-lasting, or even greater, than that conferred by vaccination,” the research states.
According to the survey, people who have had covid-19 once have an 88% lower risk of hospitalization or death from the disease for at least ten months compared to those who have not had the infection.
The comparison is based on Pfizer and Moderna’s messenger RNA vaccine against covid-19, staples of vaccination campaigns in many countries.
Caroline Stein, the study’s co-author, also stressed the importance of vaccination against covid-19.
“Vaccines remain important for everyone to protect high-risk populations, such as those over 60 years of age and those with comorbidities,” she wrote in the research.
“This also includes previously uninfected populations and unvaccinated groups, as well as those who were infected or received their last dose of vaccine more than six months ago. Decision makers should consider natural immunity and vaccination status to get a complete picture of an individual’s immunity profile.”
With information from Revista Oeste
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