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Effectiveness of the BNT162b2 Vaccine after Recovery from Covid-19
Author(s) -
Ariel Hammerman,
Ruslan Sergienko,
Michael Friger,
Tanya Beckenstein,
Alon Peretz,
Doron Netzer,
Shlomit Yaron,
Ronen Arbel
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa2119497
Subject(s) - covid-19 , medicine , vaccination , immunity , coronavirus , virology , intensive care medicine , immunology , disease , immune system , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
The risk of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) decreases substantially among patients who have recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). However, it is unknown how long protective immunity lasts. Current guidelines recommend vaccination of recovered patients even though data regarding vaccine effectiveness in such cases are still limited.

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