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by ugjka 1652 days ago
It is called hybrid immunity and it is much longer lasting

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20211202/Hybrid-immunity-p...

"The overall protection provided by two doses of ChAdOX1 was considerably lower than that given by BNT162b2. However, infection-acquired immunity boosted with vaccination-induced immunity remained high over a year after infection. Based on these observations, the authors recommend the strategic use of booster vaccines to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission in the population."

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Is there any indication if double-vax + exposure carries similar benefit?

My wife had 2x Pfizer and then she and our kids got delta. I had 2x Moderna and never had symptoms and tested negative 3 times. No quarantining whatsoever -- slept in the same bed as my wife, the kids still crawled all over me. I still got boosted a few weeks ago, but I've been curious if living in a sick-house with 100% certainty of exposure would carry its own booster effect.