There has been a lot of debate around the immunity induced from vaccination versus immunity induced from prior infection (i.e. "natural immunity"). With the recent Delta surge, there has been a lot of conversation around breakthrough cases and reinfections. Until now, we didn't have a lot of data on the effectiveness of natural immunity vs. vaccine-induced immunity.

A recent study from Isreal (covering 26% of the population) compared the long-term protection conferred by previous infection against the protection offered by the vaccine. In today's episode, we break down the findings. 

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Resources

• Comparing SARS-CoV-2 natural immunity to vaccine-induced immunity: reinfections versus breakthrough infections
• SARS-CoV-2 infection induces long-lived bone marrow plasma cells in humans
• SARS-CoV-2 antibody-positivity protects against reinfection for at least seven months with 95% efficacy

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