People get immune response after Covid: WHO scientist

 

People get immune response after getting Covid, but it is always advisable to receive vaccination after recovery from the disease, a scientist said.

World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan said the level of antibodies depends on whether it was a mild infection or severe infection. She made these remarks during WHO’S Science in 5 programme with Vismita Gupta-smith. She said infected people should get vaccinated a few weeks after recovery.

So, this is why we still recommend that if you had Covid infection, that you should go ahead and take the vaccination when it is available to you because the vaccine then serves as a boost to the immune system. So, the immune system has already seen the infection once. It has seen the virus when you had the natural infection. When you receive the vaccine, it sees the antigen again. It is reminded of the antigen again.the memory gets boosted and the immune response generally gets boosted and the immune response generally gets stronger and broader and is likely to be more longlasting.

Asked when one should take the vaccination after recovery from COVID-19, she said waiting for a few weeks is recommended.

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