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In October of 2021 CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent, Sanjay Gupta, claimed on air that a study showed that those with natural immunity were twice as likely to get infected than those who have been vaccinated.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYZTN5NkxmQ&t=512s Watch Dr. Sanjay Gupta go one-on-one with podcaster Joe Rogan], ''CNN'', Oct 14, 2021</ref> This appears to be based on a misleading headline on a [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC]] release, which was titled "New CDC Study: Vaccination Offers Higher Protection than Previous COVID-19 Infection.<ref>[https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s0806-vaccination-protection.html New CDC Study: Vaccination Offers Higher Protection than Previous COVID-19 Infection], ''CDC'', Aug 6, 2021</ref> The focus of the study, however, was the risk of *reinfection*. Thus every participant had natural immunity.<ref>[https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7032e1.htm Reduced Risk of Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 After COVID-19 Vaccination — Kentucky, May–June 2021], ''CDC'', Aug 13, 2021</ref> Natural immunity provides greater protection against Covid than vaccination.<ref>[https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/sep/15/ron-desantis/fact-checking-desantis-covid-19-natural-immunity/ People who “have recovered (from COVID-19) have very strong immunity.”], ''Politifact'', Sept 13, 2021</ref>
In October of 2021 CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent, Sanjay Gupta, claimed on air that a study showed that those with natural immunity were twice as likely to get infected than those who have been vaccinated.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYZTN5NkxmQ&t=512s Watch Dr. Sanjay Gupta go one-on-one with podcaster Joe Rogan], ''CNN'', Oct 14, 2021</ref> This appears to be based on a misleading headline on a [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC]] release, which was titled "New CDC Study: Vaccination Offers Higher Protection than Previous COVID-19 Infection.<ref>[https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s0806-vaccination-protection.html New CDC Study: Vaccination Offers Higher Protection than Previous COVID-19 Infection], ''CDC'', Aug 6, 2021</ref> The focus of the study, however, was the risk of *reinfection*. Thus every participant had natural immunity.<ref>[https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7032e1.htm Reduced Risk of Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 After COVID-19 Vaccination — Kentucky, May–June 2021], ''CDC'', Aug 13, 2021</ref> Natural immunity provides greater protection against Covid than vaccination.<ref>[https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/sep/15/ron-desantis/fact-checking-desantis-covid-19-natural-immunity/ People who “have recovered (from COVID-19) have very strong immunity.”], ''Politifact'', Sept 13, 2021</ref>
===Vaccine Efficacy===
During a CNN town hall in July 2021, President Joe Biden claimed that "You're not going to get COVID if you have these vaccinations.". He also claimed that "If you're vaccinated, you're not going to be hospitalized, you're not going to be in the ICU unit, and you're not going to die". These claims were false<ref>[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-if-vaccinated-wont-get-covid/ Did Biden Say You Won't Get COVID if You're Vaccinated?], ''Snopes'', Nov 8, 2021</ref>. The initial clinical trials showed no reduction in deaths<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFph7-6t34M&t=15546s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee – 9/17/2021], ''U.S. Food and Drug Administration'', Sept 17, 2021</ref> and in March of 2022, an average of 261 fully vaccinated people died of COVID each week according to [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC]] data.<ref>[https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-compare-covid-deaths-for-vaccinated-and-unvaccinated-people/ How to Compare COVID Deaths for Vaccinated and Unvaccinated People], ''Scientific America'', June 7, 2022</ref>
==See also==
==See also==