01/04/2022 15:18 (act 01/04/2022 18:17)
According to studies, those who have recovered with full vaccine protection have the strongest protection against a new disease with the corona virus. ©Guido Kirchner/dpa
According to studies, people with full vaccination protection who were also infected with the corona virus before have the strongest protection against the virus.
According to a study published in the medical journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases, this “hybrid immunity” provides up to 20 months of protection against reinfection. It is based on data from Sweden, but does not yet refer to the omicron variant.
“Hybrid immunity” offers the best corona protection
The 20-month “very good protection” against vaccination and infection was “much better than we expected for the original two-dose vaccination schedule,” said Paul Hunter, a professor of medicine at the University of East Anglia who was not involved. in the study was involved.
Vaccines offer additional corona protection for those who have recovered
In another study from Brazil, published in the journal, researchers found that vaccines “have been shown to provide significant additional protection for people with a prior Covid-19 infection.” It analyzed the health data of more than 200,000 people in 2020 and 2021 in Brazil, which has the second highest Covid-19 mortality rate in the world.
The studies are based on data prior to the appearance of the omicron
However, Hunter pointed out that both studies were based on data obtained before the appearance of the omicron variant.