Prior COVID infection provides just as much protection as vaccines, new study finds
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A new study found that previous COVID-19 infection offers at least the same level of protection as two doses of vaccines, lasting for 40 weeks or longer.
It was published in The Lancet on Feb. 16. Previous COVID-19 infection offers at least the same level of protection as two doses of high-quality mRNA vaccines. As of Feb. 15, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported an average of 259,339 new COVID cases per week. Melissa Rudy is health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital.
Protection from reinfection was highest for the ancestral (original) strain of COVID-19 and the alpha, beta and delta variants, remaining at more than 78% after 40 weeks.
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