TP2000
Well-Known Member
They are not better antibodies. They are antibodies specific to that variant and will not protect against other strains. The vaccination protects against covid in general.
Bonus point: the antibodies from an infection fade by 6 months so for me I'd rather get a shot than another infection.
Well, that's not quite what the CDC reported last week in their latest report....
"Between May and November 2021, people who were unvaccinated and did not have a prior COVID-19 infection remained at the highest risk of infection and hospitalization, while those who were previously infected, both with or without prior vaccination, had the greatest protection."
The chart the CDC included with their report last week shows the trendlines from that above statement clearly. The person with a previous Covid case has even less of chance of hazardous reaction (hospitalization, death) than the vaccinated person who never got Covid.
![mm7104e1_F-large.gif](https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/figures/mm7104e1_F-large.gif?_=27717)
![www.cdc.gov](https://www.cdc.gov/media/dpk/diseases-and-conditions/coronavirus/images/corona-virus-2019-wuhan-600px.jpg)