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Recently Infected by #COVID19? Your First Vaccine Dose Could Induce Extra Immunity For You! Here’s How

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As record-breaking daily infections completely overwhelmed the healthcare system across the country, the death toll has climbed to unprecedented highs.

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Getting your first vaccine dose post complete recovery could help you gain some additional immunity against the virus when compared to people who were lucky enough not to get infected in the recent past.

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The findings suggested that the first dose alone ended up boosting their preexisting immunity, whereas the subsequent second dose did not add many benefits at all.

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Moreover, recent research also suggests that the antibodies in previously infected individuals who received just one dose worked better than the antibodies in people who never had #COVID19, but had received two doses of a vaccine.

While most of these studies focus on foreign vaccines, the findings also seem to be applicable for the vaccines that are being used in India.

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Even experts and policymakers have started to deliberate on whether India should concentrate on vaccinating a maximum number of people with the first shot, and defer the second one for those who are infected.

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While this could help fight the rapidly spreading second wave of COVID-19, the available evidence in India is still lacking to arrive at any definite conclusion.

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While the aforementioned findings show the low benefit of the second dose among the already infected, it remains crucial to complete your vaccination dosage by getting the second dose after the recommended gap (depending on your vaccine).

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Until an official directive from the health ministry or the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recommends any such action, no one should consider skipping the second dose, irrespective of prior infection.

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