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natural immunity

American  

noun

  1. immunity that is present without prior immunization.


natural immunity British  

noun

  1. immunity with which an individual is born, which has a genetic basis

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"It's going to have to run through the community. Until they get that natural immunity, it'll just keep running its course."

From BBC Apr. 12, 2025

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

The rise of the new subvariant should encourage people, especially those who are older, to get the new vaccine, as outdated booster shots or natural immunity from past infections may not be protective enough.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 16, 2023

"Chimpanzees are extremely susceptible to dying from diseases that originate in humans and to which they have little natural immunity," Langergraber said.

From Science Daily Oct. 26, 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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