How does natural COVID immunity compare to the vaccine?
Research is still being done but two infectious disease specialists in Colorado weigh in on what they know so far.
Author: Anusha Roy (9NEWS)
Updated: 8:00 PM MDT July 15, 2021
DENVER — We received questions about how natural immunity after having COVID compares to the protection from the vaccine.
We spoke with Dr. Michelle Barron with UCHealth and Dr. Reggie Washington with HealthONE about what they know.
What do we know about natural immunity versus vaccine immunity?
Barron said doctors' understanding so far is that a person's natural immunity to COVID is a lot more tailored to what specifically happened to their body, while the vaccine is more encompassing, including protection against variants.