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23 October 2021

Coronapod: what is COVID super-immunity?

The puzzle behind why a combination natural infection and vaccination can generate blockbuster protection

Noah Baker &
Ewen Callaway

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Noah Baker and Ewen Callaway discuss how to harness the power of hybrid immunity

People that have recovered from COVID are seeing stronger immune responses after vaccination than those that never contracted the virus. Researchers are now racing to unpick what is behind this powerful 'hybrid immunity'. In this episode of Coronapod, we discuss a series of studies which are offering up some possibile explanations, and ask how this might inform publish health policy in the future.

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Coronapod: what is COVID super-immunity?

Noah Baker and Ewen Callaway discuss how to harness the power of hybrid immunity

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