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Do the vaccines provide more/better immunity than having been infected with COVID-19?

February 1st, 2022 | Posted in FAQ, Vaccine FAQ If I Have or Had COVID |

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Emerging evidence shows that getting a COVID-19 vaccine after you recover from COVID-19 infection provides added protection to your immune system. One study showed that, for people who already had COVID-19, those who do not get vaccinated after their recovery are more than 2 times as likely to get COVID-19 again than those who get fully vaccinated after their recovery.