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Reduced sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 variant Delta to antibody neutralization | Nature
Yes, natural immunity did appear to be effective against early mutations of the virus - Alpha and Beta, but natural immunity is absolutely not effective against Delta. What source tells you that you are protected from Delta through natural immunity? |
Israel Health Ministry
Their Delta wave began in May/June and is now going down.
More than 7,700 new cases of the virus have been detected during the most recent wave starting in May, but just 72 of the confirmed cases were reported in people who were known to have been infected previously – that is, less than 1% of the new cases.
Roughly 40% of new cases – or more than 3,000 patients – involved people who had been infected despite being vaccinated.
With a total of 835,792 Israelis known to have recovered from the virus, the 72 instances of reinfection amount to 0.0086% of people who were already infected with COVID.
By contrast, Israelis who were vaccinated were 6.72 times more likely to get infected after the shot than after natural infection, with over 3,000 of the 5,193,499, or 0.0578%, of Israelis who were vaccinated getting infected in the latest wave.
Natural infection vs vaccination: Which gives more protection? - Israel National News
Dr. Marty Makary, a professor at John Hopkins School of Medicine, during an appearance on The Vince Coglianese Show, said individuals formerly infected with COVID-19 are seven times more likely then vaccinated people to fight off the virus.
“It appears that natural immunity is better against the Delta variant. When you get infected with COVID, your body’s immune system develops antibodies to the entire surface of the virus,” Makary said. “Not just the slight protein that the vaccines gives you, but the entire surface. And so you get a more diverse antibody portfolio in your system.”
Dr. Makary Says Natural Immunity Is More Effective Then Vaccine Immunity