Vaccines give COVID-19 survivors a big immune boost, studies show – CBC

‘If you have had COVID-19 before, please still get vaccinated,’ CDC director urges

Aug 06, 2021

Even people who have recovered from COVID-19 are urged to get vaccinated, especially as the extra-contagious delta variant surges — and a new study shows survivors who ignored that advice were more than twice as likely to get reinfected.

Friday’s report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adds to growing laboratory evidence that people who had one bout of COVID-19 get a dramatic boost in virus-fighting immune cells — and a bonus of broader protection against new mutants — when they’re vaccinated.

“If you have had COVID-19 before, please still get vaccinated,” said CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky.

“Getting the vaccine is the best way to protect yourself and others around you, especially as the more contagious delta variant spreads around the country.”

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-survivors-vaccine-protection-1.6132903