A study just published from Britain indicates that after having Covid-19, regardless of the severity of the infection, immune protection is as high as 83% and lasts for a minimum of 5 months.
This study was conducted on about 20,000 healthcare workers so the numbers are significant.
From everything we know about the vaccines thus far, this is almost as good as what has been seen with the Pfizer and Moderna, 2 dose vaccines and better than the AstraZeneca vaccine, which is at about 70-75% efficacy.
On the flip side, there are people, even asymptomatic ones, who are having long term side effects and health consequences which will continue well into the future.
SO, if you have gotten sick, you have a decent amount of protection however, you still DO NOT WANT TO GET SICK. It’s better to get your immunity from a vaccine.
Also, if your illness was more than 6 months ago, the present recommendations are to get vaccinated anyway. At least for now until we have more reliable numbers.
ALSO, even though you may have protection, either through previous illness or immunization, this does NOT mean that you can ease up your mask wearing or distancing. You can still catch and transmit the virus to others.
By the way, I read that there are over 150 different vaccine trials going on worldwide. Pretty astounding.
Stay safe.
AC