By Jeffrey A. Tucker August 29, 2021 History, Policy, Public Health 8 minute read SHARE | PRINT | EMAIL A strange feature of rhetoric during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic that came to public notice in early 2020 was the odd silence about the immune system. Whereas in the past, vaccines and natural exposure were regarded as partners in…
Sivan Gazit, Roei Shlezinger, Galit Perez, Roni Lotan, Asaf Peretz, Amir Ben-Tov, Dani Cohen, Khitam Muhsen, Gabriel Chodick, Tal Patalon Abstract Background Reports of waning vaccine-induced immunity against COVID-19 have begun to surface. With that, the comparable long-term protection conferred by previous infection with SARS-CoV-2 remains unclear. Methods We conducted a retrospective observational study comparing three groups: (1)SARS-CoV-2-naïve individuals who…
By Kristen V Brown and Rebecca Torrence August 21, 2021, 2:00 AM PDT Updated on August 22, 2021, 7:31 AM PDT Anecdotes signal surprising number of infections in vaccinatedOfficials must formulate plans despite a dearth of hard data Anecdotes tell us what the data can’t: Vaccinated people appear to be getting the coronavirus at a surprisingly high rate. But exactly…