KY study: Unvaccinated people face more than double the risk of COVID reinfection
A new study of hundreds of Kentucky residents reveals more real-world data that shows COVID-19 vaccines offer better protection against reinfection than natural immunity.
Among nearly 740 people who previously had tested positive for the coronavirus, those who remained unvaccinated were more than twice as likely to contract COVID-19 again than people who were fully vaccinated.
With research from a number of Kentucky health agencies and organizations, including the Kentucky Department for Public Health and the University of Kentucky, the findings, published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suggest vaccination serves as an extra layer of protection against reinfection even if people already had COVID-19, especially as more contagious coronavirus variants continue to hospitalize and kill hundreds every day.
“If you have had COVID-19 before, please still get vaccinated,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said in a statement. “Getting the vaccine is the best way to protect yourself and others around you, especially as the more contagious delta variant spreads around the country.”
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