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On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

The science and politics of COVID natural immunity

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

WBUR

News, On Point, Npr, Talk Show, Daily

4.33.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

More studies are finding that natural immunity from COVID can be as protective as vaccination. U.S. health leaders knew this in 2021 — but most didn’t publicly acknowledge it. Why? Dr. Chris Murray and Dr. Paul Offit joins Meghna Chakrabarti.

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0:00.0

October 2020, President Donald Trump, after recovering from COVID-19.

0:07.0

I went through it. Now they say I'm immune. I can feel I feel so powerful. I'll walk into that order.

0:16.0

June 2021, American Janine Eunice on CNN.

0:21.0

I had COVID in February, so I have natural immunity.

0:24.0

There's no reason for me to get the vaccine. There's no reason for me to take the vaccine.

0:27.0

Does this from vulnerable people in this country or in other countries, more than I do.

0:33.0

September 2021, President Joe Biden, the Delta variant surge.

0:39.0

This is a pandemic of the unvaccinated.

0:43.0

And it's caused by the fact that despite America having unprecedented and successful vaccination program,

0:50.0

despite the fact that for almost five months, free vaccines have been available in 80,000 different locations.

0:59.0

We still have nearly 80 million Americans who are failed to get the shot.

1:04.0

Also September 2021, Kentucky Senator Republican Rand Paul, versus Health and Human Services Secretary Javier Basera.

1:13.0

You're not willing to consider natural immunity.

1:16.0

Senator, our team has reviewed every study that's out there on COVID, whether it's from Israel, from the US or wherever else.

1:24.0

They have used the facts that have been provided through the rigorous research that's been done to reach conclusions.

1:31.0

660,000 Americans, more have died because of COVID.

1:36.0

We're trying to do everything we can to save as many as possible.

1:39.0

We're using the facts. We're following the science and following the law.

1:42.0

Nobody's arguing the severity of this, but you are completely ignoring the science and natural immunity.

1:47.0

So is Fauci. So is the whole group.

1:50.0

November 2021, CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky.

1:55.0

That CDC continues to recommend that people who have been previously infected get their COVID-19 vaccine.

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