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Good news albeit not surprising. Now, will governments begin recognizing natural immunity? The USA so far largely ignores it for policy purposes. Aaron Kheriaty, MD, who recovered from Covid, filed a lawsuit on behalf of UCal employees against the vaccine mandate for all employees. Those with natural immunity should have a choice. He was fired: https://aaronkheriaty.substack.com/p/farewell-university-of-california

What else? If we count the number of people who have recovered from Covid-19, we get a much better estimate of herd immunity. Rather than relying on the number of people who meet the ever-shifting definition of "fully vaccinated."

I am hoping after this massive Omicron wave, health experts outside the USA, at least, will recognize the pandemic is largely over. We just add the increasingly mild Covid virus to our list of endemic viruses, and get on with our lives. If enough EU nations come to their senses, the USA will need to eventually. Time will shortly tell.

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Jan 10, 2022Liked by James Lyons-Weiler

If people had severe covid, they are likely immune incompetent and it's a dice throw whether they survive another infection. They should be supplementing with vitamin D and zinc to improve their immune competence.

Vaccines are unlikely to help people who are immune incompetent. Vaccines stimulate the immune system, which is largely ineffective if someone is immune incompetent.

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Another excellent article! I facetiously wonder why there was no mention of natural immunity at the Supreme Court hearing on OSHA regulation for vaccine mandates.

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A little off topic, but question about detecting immunity. How reliable are the (pricey) T-cell detect tests? My husband just had one done and we were shocked it came back negative. We both had COVID in early August and were pretty sick. Had all the classic Delta symptoms - no taste & smell, below-normal levels of O2 in blood, etc. - and didn't treat with IVM, steroids, antibiotic, etc. until about day 9. It took my husband 3-4 weeks to fully recover and he is as healthy as a horse. There's no way that wasn't COVID.

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College students need to fight the booster mandates!

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Sadly, governments around the world continue the spin the lie that the unvaccinated are the problem and need to be fined: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaWpSwHsJDc&t=161s Here we learn Greece is on the precipice of mandating COVID jabs for all. They are fining those over 60 who haven't gotten the shot - 100 euros a month. So rather than allowing and celebrating those who have developed natural immunity, they want to stop that from ever being allowed to happen.

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