A former journalist who was banned from social media platforms for posting COVID-19 misinformation has taken to a personal blog to spread the false claim that vaccinated people have a weaker immune response than unvaccinated people, even among those who have had and recovered from a COVID-19 infection. It’s unclear how he has come to that conclusion, although the post uses a closely cropped screenshot of a passage from a recent Public Health England report as alleged evidence for the claim. The full report clarifies that in populations with high vaccination rates, a larger proportion of the infections, hospitalizations, and deaths will be among the vaccinated because there are far more people who are vaccinated than not and no vaccine is 100 percent effective.
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There continues to be wild speculation comparing the immunity between the vaccinated and unvaccinated. Continuing to emphasize that vaccine-induced immunity provides the safest, most reliable protection is recommended. Helpful talking points can be found here. Fact Checking Source(s):USA Today, UK Health Security Agency
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