Hybrid Immunity

It looks like the immune system is eventually going to have the edge over this virus. And if we're lucky, SARS-CoV-2 will eventually fall into that category of viruses that gives us only a mild cold - Paul Bieniasz, Rockefeller University

Hybrid Immunity
Hybrid Immunity

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Vaccine Policy Should Consider the Power of ‘Hybrid Immunity’

As a physician in a Covid-19 care unit, I celebrate the vaccines as one of medicine’s greatest triumphs. They provide extraordinary protection against severe disease and death, and are the world’s best option for returning to a more normal life. As a scientist and lead investigator for a study on Covid-19 immunity, I have also come to appreciate the significance of so-called natural immunity acquired by those who have had Covid-19, and the power of “hybrid immunity” — the protection gained when such people also get vaccinated.

While the concept of natural immunity has often been misused by people opposed to vaccine mandates, public health officials and scientists should be open to…

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  Vaccine Policy Should Consider the Power of ‘Hybrid Immunity’

As a physician in a Covid-19 care unit, I celebrate the vaccines as one of medicine’s greatest triumphs. They provide extraordinary protection against severe disease and death, and are the world’s best option for returning to a more normal life. As a scientist and lead investigator for a study on Covid-19 immunity, I have also come to appreciate the significance of so-called natural immunity acquired by those who have had Covid-19, and the power of “hybrid immunity” — the protection gained when such people also get vaccinated.

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