GOP embraces natural immunity as substitute for vaccines
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republicans fighting President Joe Biden’s coronavirus vaccine mandates are wielding a new weapon against the White House rules: natural immunity.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republicans fighting President Joe Biden’s coronavirus vaccine mandates are wielding a new weapon against the White House rules: natural immunity.
But how much immunity COVID-19 survivors have depends on how long ago they were infected, how sick they were, and if the virus variant they had is different from mutants circulating now, epidemiologists say.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Republicans fighting President Joe Biden's coronavirus vaccination mandates are wielding a new weapon against the White House rules: natural immunity.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Republicans fighting President Joe Biden's coronavirus vaccine mandates are wielding a new weapon against the White House rules:
The new Florida law forces private businesses to let workers opt out of COVID-19 mandates if they can prove immunity through a prior infection. However, the CDC says unvaccinated people who had been infected months earlier are five times more likely to get infected again than fully vaccinated people who didn't have a prior infection.