natural immunity
Americannoun
noun
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McGill University scientists have discovered that pregnancy may trigger a natural immunity to boost protection against severe flu infection.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2024
He argued against lockdowns and masking for children, questioned the benefits of vaccine boosters, and predicted incorrectly that populations would quickly acquire natural immunity to SARS-CoV-2.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 25, 2024
With KP.3.1.1, “the particular variation that came up in this mutation was a little different than what people had seen with either natural immunity or with the vaccinations that we had available,” Hudson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2024
Prof Openshaw is clear "we are not there yet" with Covid, but "with repeated infection we should build up natural immunity".
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2023
Science shows that 95 percent of the human population has natural immunity to Hansen’s disease.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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