THIS TIME.. *PHI*) IF YOU’VE HAD COVID-19.. DO YOU STILL NEED TO GET THE VACCINE. TWO NEW STUDIES SHOW DIFFERENT RESULTS. NEW’S 8 MEDICAL REPORTER, DR. MARY GILLIS, TURNED TO ONE INDIANA DOCTOR TO GET SOME ANSWERS. *MAR*) IT’S BEEN A DIVISIVE QUESTION SINCE THE VACCINE ROLL- OUT: WHICH OFFERS MORE PROTECTION AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS? NATURAL IMMUNITY OR THE SHOT? WELL, IT DEPENDS ON WHO YOU ASK. *MAR*) THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION RELEASED NEW EVIDENCE CITING THE MRNA VACCINES ARE FIVE TIMES MORE EFFECTIVE AT PREVENTING HOSPITALIZATIONS THAN NATURAL IMMUNITY WITH MODERNA FARING SLIGHTLY BETTER. HOWEVER, A NEW STUDY BY SCIENTISTS IN ISRAEL INSIST IT’S THE OTHER WAY AROUND. NATURAL IMMUNITY, THEY SAY IS THE CLEAR WINNER–OFFERING 13 TIMES MORE IMMUNITY THAN VACCINATION. I SPOKE WITH DR. SHAUN GRANNIS, VICE PRESIDENT OF DATA AND ANALYTICS FOR THE REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE. GRANNIS FIRST WEIGHED IN ON THE CDC STUDY. ((“THIS STUDY I THINK PROVIDES ALL AROUND GOOD EVIDENCE AND I THINK REASSURANCE THAT THE VACCINE IS PROVIDES ABOVE BEYOND MORE PROTECTION THAT NATURAL IMMUNITY DOES.”)) (*V*)) GRANNIS THEN PROVIDED THOUGHTS ON THE ISRAEL STUDY. WHILE IT IS A VALID STUDY, HE SAYS. IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPARE THE TWO. ((“THE UNITED STATES A DIFFERENT DISTRIBUTION OF A POPULATION. DIFFERENT CO- MORBIDITIES THAN ISRAEL. IS A YOUNGER COUNTRY. SO, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OTHER DEMOGRAPHICS FACTORS THAT ARE DIFFERENT.”)) (*V*)) EXAMPLES OF CO- MORBIDITIES INCLUDE HEART DISEASE, HIGHT BLOOD PRESSURE AND OBESITY. LATEST DATA FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OVER 18 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE HEART DISEASE. NEARLY HALF THE POPULATION HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. AND ALMOST SEVENTY PERCENT OF THE NATION IS OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE. THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE GRANNIS SAYS VACCINE EFFECTIVENESS IS A FUNCTION OF CO- MORBIDITIES. *MAR*) FOR THIS REASON, GRANNIS PRIORITIZES THE CDC OVER THE ISRAEL STUDY. REPORTING FROM THE STUDIO, I’M
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