What's the difference between being vaccinated and having COVID antibodies?
How much immunity do recovered people have versus people who are vaccinated? Dr. Thomas Russo of the University at Buffalo helps answer some questions.
Author: WGRZ Staff
Updated: 11:14 PM EDT May 26, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. — With so many events now requiring COVID vaccinations, there are a lot of questions surrounding the difference between being vaccinated and having COVID antibodies from the virus itself.
Dr. Thomas Russo, the chief of infectious diseases at the University at Buffalo, joined 2 On Your Side's Maryalice Demler to help answers some questions.
Maryalice
: Dr. Russo, a lot of people are wondering about why they have to be vaccinated to be immune, especially if they've recovered from the virus, so let's talk about that. First, how much immunity do recovered people have versus people who are vaccinated?