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Charles Brewer Profile picture
@charlesbrew
May 17, 2021 • 16 tweets • 6 min read • Read on X
Covid Natural Vaccine Immunity vs. Vaccine Immunity

Institutions foolishly seem determined to ignore immunity from natural infection. So I have reviewed the evidence regarding how powerful natural immunity is, and how it compares to immunity from vaccines.
Covid Reinfections to Date

Surely the most obvious question to ask regarding the strength of natural immunity is how many reinfections have there been. Covid has been around for more than 17 months.
There have been more than 163 million cases reported. The risk of reinfection should be quite evident by now. How many reinfections have there been?

Globally there are 72 confirmed re-infections of covid, out of over 163 million cases. 3 confirmed deaths.
bnonews.com/index.php/2020…

Here are those same numbers, with percentages.
Obviously these percentages are extremely low, and powerfully indicate a degree of protection from infection and death greater than that promised by the vaccines. Image
What Does Normal Medical Theory Say About Vaccines vs. Natural Immunity?

It says that natural immunity almost always causes better immunity than vaccines.

chop.edu/centers-progra… Image
Are There Studies of Vaccine vs. Natural Immunity from Covid?

Yes, there is one that covers the entire population of Israel:

medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

It shows that both are very strong and natural is a little bit stronger. This is the gold standard study thus far. Image
So in summary:

1. 17 months of covid history show that reinfections are extremely rare.
2. Normal medical theory says that immunity from natural infection is almost always superior to vaccine immunity.
3. The one major real world study comparing the two types of immunity for covid shows both are great, but natural is a little better.
So why are the CDC, my son's summer camp, my daughters' university, the EU, etc., etc. all granting credit for vaccines and ignoring immunity from natural infection?
Some more supporting material:

An excellent long thread presenting evidence that both natural and vaccine immunity are very strong.@MonicaGandhi9

nytimes.com/2020/11/17/hea…

Evidence says immunity should last years or decades
aier.org/article/if-you…

An excellent discussion that gets into the various components of the human immune system response.

@aier , @jeffreyatucker
An excellent thread on the topic by @gerdosi

A thread on my own timeline with many helpful answers and links @plc, @TheEliKlein

Oops, I poste the wrong link here, thanks for pointing this out @TheEliKlein . Here is what I meant to post.

More evidence that reinfections after natural infections are extremely rare. This from study in Lombardy, Italy.

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Nov 6, 2022
I am concerned about threats to democracy, and I have therefore voted all Republican for the first time in my life.
I am worried about threats to freedom of speech, the most important prerequisite for democracy. I see Democrats working in concert with corporate interests to deplatform and silence those they disagree with. This is shocking!
I am worried about basic civil liberties and individual rights, which the Democratic party has been cavalierly willing to suspend and cancel for pathetically flimsy and invalid reasons over the past three years.
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May 27, 2022
This is a great essay. The author is married to the just-fired Princeton professor. I suppose it's paywalled, so I'll provide some samples below.

bariweiss.substack.com/p/what-princet…
This is the piece of writing that got Joshua Katz in so much trouble. Does it seem so offensive to you?

quillette.com/2020/07/08/a-d…
Here is some of the reaction, quoted from Solveig Lucia Gold's article above:

"Princeton’s President Eisgruber denounced Joshua in the Daily Princetonian. Academics around the country accused him of inciting violence. He lost a prestigious outside appointment"...
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Apr 21, 2022
Predictions:

1. The small rise in cases we've seen in the US is peaking approximately now, and case numbers in the US will decline further until July at the earliest. Why? Because that's the seasonal pattern.
2. The recent removal of mask requirements on transport and elsewhere will have absolutely no impact on the trajectory of cases. Why? Because masks don't work. At all.
3. There will be a mild summer surge of cases starting in July or so in the sunbelt. Why? Because that is the seasonal pattern. Some people will [pretend to] freak out about it, but not many.
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Feb 28, 2022
This, one of my father's favorite poems, seems to me appropriate for this moment

If - by Rudyard Kipling
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,
And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:
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Feb 21, 2022
The CDC says the average adult gets a cold 2 to 3 times per year. If we tested everyone for colds, and counted every death within 30 days of a positive cold test as a "cold death", then we'd have about 600,000 cold deaths per year.
Some people are awfully triggered by math! I was just curious how the numbers worked out.
Yes, the CDC does say 2 to 3 colds per year. I thought that was interesting.
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Feb 17, 2022
Reposting this thread, it got all messed up because labelled part of it was labelled "misleading".

Given my tendency to voice frustration with covid policies, sometimes people ask me what I would do if I were in charge. So here it is – if I were President of the USA I would:
1.Remove all covid restrictions, or at least all those within federal control, immediately. All of them! They are doing far more harm than good. I’d encourage all states, counties, cities, and foreign countries to do the same.
2.Emphasize the need for honesty by public health officials – no more noble lies, no more deception. Make it clear that dishonesty by government employees will not be tolerated.
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