Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Kyle Peterson, Collin Levy and Dan Henninger. Images: Zuma Press/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Getty Images Composite: Mark KellyThe Lancet medical journal this month published a review of 65 studies that concluded prior infection with Covid—i.e., natural immunity—is at least as protective as two doses of mRNA vaccines. The most surprising news was that the study made the mainstream press.
“Immunity acquired from a Covid infection is as protective as vaccination against severe illness and death, study finds,” NBC reported on Feb. 16. The study found that prior infection offered 78.6% protection against reinfection from the original Wuhan, Alpha or Delta variants at 40 weeks, which slipped to 36.1% against Omicron. Protection against severe illness remained around 90% across all variants after 40 weeks.
opinion ‘the denial of natural immunity Fueled suspicions?’ More like it confirmed them. Many smelled BS with the ‘bat in wet market’ story. Then the 24/7 fearmongering, masks, lockdowns & censorship of doctors who were pioneering early treatments.
opinion Biden’s Covid response was the worst -had people fired when they had natural immunity.
opinion Infection derived and vaccine derived immunity are both natural immunity. The advantage of vaccination is that you get it without the risks associated with the infection. When will the ideologically blinded realize this? Blessed are the blind who will not see.
opinion You realize people are so pissed off by COVID-19 they are braiding ropes from used Covid masks.