VEP chair Dr. Nina Gloriani said those who will contract COVID-19 may indeed get natural immunity but stressed that the infection should not be voluntary or deliberate. She added that a “hybrid immunity” may happen after a vaccinated individual contract COVID-19 and survives.
“Pero ano ang sasabihin ko dyan? Mabuti kung ang breakthrough infection ninyo ay mild hanggang moderate siguro, magkakaroon kayo ng boosting ng immunity, pero kung magiging severe ‘yun, hindi ‘yun maganda, so hindi natin titingnan na magpapa-infect na lang tayo. Hindi po ganun ang nangyayari dapat,” she said at the Laging Handa public briefing.
“I don’t think the doctors will say na yes, magpa-expose kayo para magkaroon kayo ng natural immunity. Kung ma-e-expose kayo ay dahil nangyari lamang pero hindi dahil nagexpose kayo talaga, hindi ‘yung sasadyain. Hindi natin gustong mangyari ‘yan kasi hindi natin alam kung ano ang magiging resulta sa inyo,” said Gloriani.
Gloriani’s warning against deliberate infection comes after a new study showed that during the last surge of COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant in the United States, people who were unvaccinated but survivedThe authors of the study, however, warned against depending on infection for protection, considering the higher risks to unvaccinated persons who were not previously infected of hospitalization, long-term impact, and death.
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