The quick answer to the question of whether illness or vaccine immunity is superior is that we don't know. Or we haven't figured it out yet. The immune system only sees one protein in the vaccine, the so-called protein S of SARS-Cov-2. That is because the spike protein of the coronavirus has been employed in all vaccinations to stimulate the immune system. When we become infected, however, our immune system recognizes all of the proteins because it is confronted with the virus, which has entered the body with all of its proteins. That is, because the immune system is capable of identifying any of the viral proteins, the immunity that causes the disease is more comprehensive. However, we have no way of knowing whether it is more effective or how long it will persist.

We also know that some patients have been reinfected after they had recovered from the condition, albeit in a small number of cases. We also know that the vaccine can lead to reinfections. Despite the fact that the data indicates that almost no one in the ICUs received all three doses. 99 percent of patients who passed through the ICU without any further health issues were not immunized or did not have the entire vaccination regimen.

We also know that hybrid immunity, which happens when a vaccinated individual contracts the disease, is the most complete and successful of all the immune responses because it mixes the two viral visions. However, there is no information on how long this immunity lasts.

What we don't know is what we need to have sterile immunity, or immunity that keeps you from becoming infected. We'll find out eventually, but not yet.

And it's critical to state unequivocally that the ostensible public debate about the benefits of becoming infected on intentionally in order to gain hybrid immunity is bullshit. It is undeniably better not to become infected from a health standpoint. It is important to remember that covid can be extremely dangerous in some situations, even lethal. However, even in less catastrophic circumstances, we cannot overlook what is known as protracted covid or persistent covid, which affects at least 10% of those who have had covid and can be quite incapacitating.

Despite the fact that we now know a lot of things about SARS-Cov-2, including some extremely critical aspects that have allowed us to make vaccines in less than a year, it is evident that we still have a long way to go and that we must continue to research both the virus and the disease it produces. Everything we learn about it will be valuable, even if it doesn't help us prepare for this pandemic; it may help us prepare for another coronavirus panic in the future.