Because it's been shown to be more effective than the vaccinations in several studies.
I wish the CDC would recognize this, or at least acknowledge it.
I haven't seen these studies--and I've read the studies you've linked to me, which did not support that. I believe one showed that natural infection showed robust immune response, including B and T cells. And another one you linked showed that the vaccinations also promoted the same immune response, but it was too early to determine if the response was as robust as natural infection.
It's also been shown that if you have natural immunity AND THEN you get the jab, your immune response to the jab is stronger than either natural immunity or just the jab without previous infection. So there is strong evidence that if you have natural immunity, getting the jab makes it even better.
We also don't know how long natural immunity lasts. One might think that if someone had the virus more than 6 months ago, it might be even more important to get the jab just in case their own immunity has waned.
If you have any studies that support that immunity from natural infection is either more robust, or more long-lasting, than from the jab, let me know. I'll read them.
Ahhh. The phrasing made me a little unsure what you were getting at.
I suppose it’s valuable to acknowledge it, though it is still advisable to get the jab on top of that, at least as far as I’ve read. I wonder, and I’m just playing devil’s advocate since I can’t really back their process, if there’s a worry it becomes a rallying cry on the huckster side of things.
On the plus side, if you combine the folks who got the jab and that group, we might be closer to very good shape, and that would be grand.
Well, with the ability to see breakthrough infections with Delta, we can't really trust that the case numbers really reflect the actual impact of the virus any longer. But the deaths did rise and fall in the same shape as the infections, so I think we can say that we were not at herd immunity prior to the Delta wave.
Is it possible we're at or near herd immunity now if you add up natural infection plus the vaccinated, as we see Delta receding? Maybe. I'd certainly hope so.
Personally, I'm vaxxed, as is my wife, as our my two eligible children, as are all of my most vulnerable relatives and friends. So I'm living my life as if we're in very good shape. But I continue to recommend anyone who hasn't gotten the jab to do so, because counting on everyone else to protect you via herd immunity is a dangerous strategy.