Claim: Vaccination and infection both provide protective immunity to COVID-19, particularly against severe disease. But gaining immunity through infection is far riskier than vaccination. Posts citing a new Lancet study omit that important context and also misleadingly claim the study shows immunity after infection is superior to vaccination immunity.
Fact-check: Posts Make False Comparisons Between COVID-19 Immunity From Infections and Vaccines - FactCheck.org
Verdict: vaccination and infection both provide protective immunity to covid-19, particularly against severe disease. but gaining immunity through infection is far riskier than vaccination. posts citing a new lancet study omit that important context and also misleadingly claim the study shows immunity after infection is superior to vaccination immunity.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Kate Yandell
Date published: 2023-03-09T22:33:42