In this week’s segment of “Make it Make Sense,” Dr. Chris Pernell explains why those with some level of natural immunity after recovering from COVID-19 should still get vaccinated.
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Are Unvaccinated Covid-19 Survivors Protected Against Re-Infection?
>>> LIKE WE ALWAYS DO AT THAT >>> LIKE WE ALWAYS DO AT THAT TIME, LETS MAKE IT MAKE SENSE. >> HEY, TIFFANY. RIGHT NOW THERES A LOT OF HOSPITALIZED AND WHO ARE DYING FROM THE COVID STUFF, THE DELTA VARIANT. THEYRE THE ONES WHO ARE UNVACCINATED, RIGHT? WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE UNVACCINATED PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY HAD COVID. THATS WHAT I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT. BECAUSE EVERYBODY IN MY FAMILY WHO DOESNT WANT TO GET A VACCINE AND WHO GETS VERY DEFENSIVE WHEN WE ASK THEM WHY THEY DONT GET IT, THEY SAY, WELL, IVE ALREADY HAD COVID SO IM PROTECTED. I GOT THE GOT THE PLASMA, AND IM PROTECTED. ARE THEY? I DONT THINK SO. WHAT DO YOU SAY? >> WELL, IVE HEARD THAT VERY SAME THING, SO THANKS FOR THAT QUESTION, CHARLIE. YOU CAN PROBABLY GUESS I HAVE A LOT TO SAY, BUT FIRST ITS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE A QUALIFIED MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. TAKE A LISTEN. >> YES, EVEN THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY INFECTED WITH CORONAVIRUS SHOULD GET VACCINATED. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY INFECTED AND RECEIVED JUST ONE DOSE OF PFIZER OR MODERNA HAD AN IMMUNE RESPONSE COMPARABLE TO THOSE WHO HAD BEEN UNINFECTED AND RECEIVED TWO DOSES. IN ADDITION, WE KNOW THAT NATURAL IMMUNITY PROBABLY LASTS FOR ABOUT SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS, WHEREAS IMMUNITY FROM VACCINATION MAY LAST ONE YEAR OR EVEN LONGER. AND, FINALLY, WITH THE EMERGENCE OF CONCERNING VARIANTS LIKE DELTA, WE KNOW THAT THE CURRENTLY AUTHORIZED VACCINES PROVIDE EFFECTIVE AND SAFE COVERAGE AGAINST SEVERE DISEASE. SO BECAUSE OF ALL OF THOSE THREE REASONS, I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THOSE WITH PREVIOUS CORONAVIRUS INFECTION TO GET VACCINATED. >> ALL RIGHT, THERE YOU HAVE IT. EVEN IF YOUVE HAD COVID, GET VACCINATED. THE NUMBERS DONT LIE, PEOPLE. MORE THAN 97% OF THOSE HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID ARE UNVACCINATED AND THATS ACCORDING TO THE CDC. AND MORE THAN 99% OF THOSE DYING ARE UNVACCINATED. YOU DONT WANT TO BE ONE OF THEM? GET VACCINATED. LOOK, CHARLIE, YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE NOT ALONE IN THEIR HESITANCY. VACCINE RATES HAVE REMAINED SUB ORN LOW AS CASES RISE. OVER TWO-THIRDS OF ADULTS BELIEVE SOME KIND OF CONSPIRACY THEORY OR MYTHS WITH THE VACCINE. ITS NOT HARD TO UNDERSTAND WHY. FOX NEWS, WHO HAS MORE THAN 2 MILLION VIEWERS A NIGHT, WHO HAVE SPENT MONTHS LISTENING TO ANTI-VAXX AND ANTI-MASKS AND GARBAGE. THEN EARLIER THIS WEEK, SEAN HANNITY GOES VIRAL FOR THIS. >> PLEASE TAKE COVID SERIOUSLY. I CANT SAY IT ENOUGH. IT MAKES SENSE FOR AMERICANS TO GET VACCINATED. I BELIEVE IN SCIENCE AND I BELIEVE IN THE SCIENCE OF VACCINATION. >> THE MOST SENSIBLE THING IVE HEARD HIM SAY. AND I DONT KNOW IF IT WILL BE HELPFUL TO YOUR FAMILY, CHARLIE, BUT SOMETIMES IT DOES TAKE MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE. THE REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR OF ONE OF THE RED STATES ALSO HAD TO STAY THIS THIS WEEK. >> FOLKS ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE COMMON SENSE, BUT ITS TIME TO START BLAMING THE UNVACCINATED FOLKS, NOT THE REGULAR FOLKS. ITS THE UNVACCINATED FOLKS THAT ARE LETTING US DOWN. >> WHAT THIS VIRUS HAS TAUGHT US IS COMMON SENSE AINT THAT COMMON. BOTTOM LINE, GET YOUR VACCINE, FOLKS, EVEN IF YOUVE HAD COVID, EVEN IF YOU THINK YOURE NOT AT RISK. THIS CAN NOT BE SAID ENOUGH. AND KEEP ENGAGING YOUR VACCINE HESITANT LOVED ONES. IVE DONE THAT AND IVE BEEN SLIGHTLY SUCCESSFUL.
