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>>14737019 ‘No discernible relationship’ between high vaccination rates and fewer infections. 68 different countries, 3000 US counties
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Covid vaccines offer better protection than natural immunity, researchers claimed today.
The true extent of immunity against the coronavirus remains shrouded in mystery.
Some studies have suggested getting infected naturally offers more protection than any vaccines. But Britain's biggest coronavirus symptom-tracking app has now come down in the favour of jabs.
Experts at King's College London and health-tech firm ZOE, which run the software, say natural infection on its own stops 65 per cent of people from catching the virus again.
But two doses of AstraZeneca were found to be slightly better, with efficacy sitting at around 71 per cent. Pfizer's was even stronger, with the double-dose course offering around 80 per cent protection after six months.
Professor Tim Spector, the lead scientist behind the app, said: 'Regardless of which vaccine is administered, this research shows having a natural Covid infection before double vaccination does mean greater protection.'
Despite the findings, the study also suggested that natural immunity doesn't start to wane for at least a year — but protection from vaccines can weaken after just three months.
But experts said other research suggests natural infection offers similar protection as the Pfizer jab, but is 'more effective than AstraZeneca'.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-10065435/Two-Covid-vaccines-BETTER-protection-natural-immunity-study-claims.html