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Is Natural Immunity More Effective Than the COVID Shot?

Breakthrough infections are rising despite massive vaccination efforts. Is vaccine-induced immunity really better than natural immunity? Find out here.


Is Natural Immunity More Effective Than the COVID-19 Shot?

Breakthrough infections are rising despite massive vaccination efforts. Is vaccine-induced immunity really better than natural immunity? Find out here.


The Psychological Cruelty of Denying Natural immunity

Commentary Every sick child, and probably every adult at some point, asks that existential question: why am I suffering? No answer is satisfying. To be sick is to feel vulnerable, weak, not in control, not in the game. Life is chugging along outside of your room. You can hear laughter, cars going here and there,…


How Likely Is Reinfection Following Covid Recovery?

Public-health messaging from the beginning of this pandemic has had very little to say about immunity acquired following infection. But for most people, it is a real and pressing concern, and not only because of the vaccine mandates that have little or no regard for it. People want to know whether once recovered they can…


University of California Fires Director of Ethics Program for Defying COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, the longtime professor of psychiatry at the University of California-Irvine School of Medicine who sued the university over its COVID-19 vaccine mandate because it made no exceptions for natural immunity, has been fired by the institution for refusing the vaccine. In a blog post titled “Farewell, University of California,” Dr. Kheriaty said…


If You’ve Had COVID You’re Likely Protected for Life

If you’ve had COVID-19, even a mild case, major congratulations to you as you’ve more than likely got long-term immunity, according to a team of researchers from Washington University School of Medicine. In fact, you’re likely to be immune for life, as is the case with recovery from many infectious agents — once you’ve had…


Facts Matter (Dec. 13): New Study Finds Natural Immunity 6 Times More Protective Over Time Than Vaccine Alone

Last week, a new study came out of Israel. It was a fairly large study, looking at about two-thirds of the entire population of the country. It found that people with natural immunity were about six times less likely to get infected with COVID-19 than people who were exclusively vaccinated.  And this is only the…


Natural Immunity More Protective Over Time Than COVID-19 Vaccination: Study

Immunity people enjoy after recovering from COVID-19 is better than the protection bestowed from vaccination, according to a new study from Israel. Researchers analyzing data from the county’s health database found both COVID-19 infections and severe disease were higher among the vaccinated than those who recovered, also known as people with natural immunity. For instance,…


Beverly Hills Firefighter Refuses to Comply with Vaccine Mandate for Religious Reasons, Relieved of Duty Without Pay

For 11 years, including during the initial days of the COVID-19 outbreak, Josh Sattley served the community of Beverly Hills as a Firefighter and Paramedic. Now, because he refused to comply with a vaccine mandate for religious reasons, Sattley has been relieved of duty without pay. The Health Care Worker Vaccine Requirement Order (pdf) took…


Could Mushrooms Be the Key to Improving Immunity?

Mushrooms, long valued for their medicinal properties, are being explored as tools to boost immunity and fight viruses, including SARS-CoV-2. Dr. Gordon Saxe, director of research at the Centers for Integrative Health at UC San Diego School of Medicine, is the principal investigator of three studies evaluating whether mushrooms are therapeutic for treating COVID-19. During…