According to a recent study, if you become infected and recover from Covid-19 and then get fully vaccinated, your immune system is likely to be extremely strong, providing a lasting defense against all future variants.
Researchers call this "superhuman immunity" or "hybrid immunity."
The team at Rockefeller University in the US found that after being infected with Covid-19 and receiving two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, some people's immune systems are greatly strengthened and produce a large number of "flexible" antibodies that respond well to many forms. of coronaviruses.
The study, published in BioRxiv, showed that antibodies in these individuals could strongly neutralize the six disturbance variants tested, including the Delta and Beta variants, as well as several other SARS-COV-2-related viruses, The Telegraph reported.
" These people have tremendous responses to the vaccine," said Theodora Hatziioannou, a Rockefeller virologist who studied such patients.
" I think they are in the best position to fight the virus, " Hatziioannou said.
The researchers said the findings show how powerful mRNA technology vaccines can be in people with pre-exposure to SARS-CoV-2.
" There is now a lot of research focused on finding a vaccine that would protect against all future variants. "Our findings show that we already have it," said Hatziioannou.
However, after the team conducted the research on a small group of 14 patients, it is not known whether anyone who has had Covid-19 and subsequently received a vaccine will have such an extraordinary immune response.
Several other recent studies have also found that there are antibodies that can neutralize a wide range of SARS-like variants and viruses, following infection and vaccination.
