COVID-19, the acronym for Coronavirus disease of 2019, was first reported in 2019 and has since killed millions of people across the globe. If you’re still not vaccinated against it, this disease will pose a great threat to you and your family members. If you want to stay safe from COVID-19, consider getting vaccinated against it now while the option still exists. Here are reasons why you should get vaccinated against COVID-19 right away.
Get Vaccinated Even After You Had COVID-19
COVID-19 is very contagious, and it can be passed easily from person to person. If someone has had COVID-19, why should they get vaccinated? Don't they already have immunity? The simple answer is no. People do not develop lifelong immunity. If someone does contact COVID-19 again, their body will react differently than before, causing them to become sicker or even die.
Immunity Does Not Last Forever
We all know that vaccines are vital to prevent diseases like chickenpox or measles, but for some reason, there is still a lot of misinformation out there about how long immunity lasts. There's no doubt you need to get vaccinated, but did you know that immunity from certain diseases doesn't last forever? Immunity from a vaccine usually lasts longer than immunity gained from being infected. That's because vaccines often include the live virus that has been altered, so it cannot cause illness. Live, attenuated virus in vaccines tricks your body into thinking you've been infected and develops your immune system faster than you got sick. But once your immune system creates antibodies to fight off one strain of something, those same antibodies can also recognize and fight other strains. Suppose people are vaccinated against COVID-19 before coming into contact with it, and they come into contact with COVID-19 at a later date. In that case, their bodies will already be able to recognize and neutralize it without getting sick.
Does Severity of the Infection Make a Difference in Immunity?
In short, it's a result of a science-backed phenomenon called immunological memory. Your body retains lasting protection from a vaccination even if you do get sick—it can recognize and fight off future infection more quickly because it already knows how to do so. And for some conditions, like chickenpox and hepatitis B, there is no other way to obtain long-lasting immunity. In these cases, you have nothing to lose by getting vaccinated! In other words: You can gain potentially lifelong protection from disease or set yourself up for disease outbreaks that could put your health at risk over time if you don't get vaccinated.
Get Vaccinated to Protect Your Unborn Child
