Health-care workers recovered from natural SARS-CoV-2 infection should be exempt from mandatory vaccination edicts
The Lancet has just published an editorial arguing that health care workers who have recovered from natural SARS-Cov-2 infection should be except from COVID-19 vaccination mandates. I agree. The goal of public health is just that- to protect and improve the health of the public. Too often during the Covid-19 pandemic politicians have resorted to blatant power grabs in the name of public health. A prime example is vaccine mandates without recognizing natural immunity. Those with natural immunity do not require vaccination, and actually appear at this point in time to be less of a danger to public health than fully vaccinated individuals who do not have natural immunity. Fear is not a substitute for a rational analysis of the data. Mandating vaccinations for those who have natural immunity is either a blatant power grab by politicians, or a complete subjugation to fear over rational thinking. The editorial makes three major points: 1. Natural immunity to single stranded RNA viruses such
