Statistically speaking, yes, comparing the group who had had COVID vs the group that was vaccinated, in subsequent COVID infections those who had had the disease were less likely to die.
Because those in the infection group who were most likely to die of COVID had already died. Turns out surviving COVID is a good indicator of your ability to survive COVID.
The statistics on unvaccinated first-time COVID vs vaccinated first-time COVID tells a very different story.
A family member boasts that covid wasn’t that bad, because he survived it, he doesn’t realize that if he didn’t, he wouldn’t be here making this argument. When bringing up, that his brother in law died he makes an argument that he just had cold and hospital killed him on purpose (conveniently forgetting the fact that you just don’t go to a hospital with a cold)
While, yes, there’s survivorship bias in such statements I think the stats also showed the chances of contracting a second infection was also lower than a vaccinated person contracting a first infection.
That’s not really surprising. A vaccinated person’s immune system has just seen a single protein, whereas a COVID survivor’s immune system has been trained on the whole virus. I would expect it to perform better.
…but the risk of infection Vs vaccination can’t be ignored.
Statistically speaking, yes, comparing the group who had had COVID vs the group that was vaccinated, in subsequent COVID infections those who had had the disease were less likely to die.
Because those in the infection group who were most likely to die of COVID had already died. Turns out surviving COVID is a good indicator of your ability to survive COVID.
The statistics on unvaccinated first-time COVID vs vaccinated first-time COVID tells a very different story.
This kind of bullshit frustrates me so much.
Long covid is a thing. And it sucks. I’d rather be vaccinated than end up with long covid.
I’d also rather be vaccinated than dead from my first round of COVID. But yes, I know some people suffering from long COVID and it absolutely sucks.
No reason works on these people.
A family member boasts that covid wasn’t that bad, because he survived it, he doesn’t realize that if he didn’t, he wouldn’t be here making this argument. When bringing up, that his brother in law died he makes an argument that he just had cold and hospital killed him on purpose (conveniently forgetting the fact that you just don’t go to a hospital with a cold)
Something something B17s.
“Best” if you exclusively optimize for immunity in living patients.
While, yes, there’s survivorship bias in such statements I think the stats also showed the chances of contracting a second infection was also lower than a vaccinated person contracting a first infection.
That’s not really surprising. A vaccinated person’s immune system has just seen a single protein, whereas a COVID survivor’s immune system has been trained on the whole virus. I would expect it to perform better.
…but the risk of infection Vs vaccination can’t be ignored.