Not quite, as they are different but I see I could have worded that statement better.
Getting covid mostly provides a protection equal to being vaccinated, sometimes better, sometimes worse.
Recent studies point to it lasting longer than two shots. But give it time and more studies and it very well might change.
What is really up in the air is how hard it will be on the person who goes that route. But if you are vacinated your concern should not be how hard the sickness effects those who do not take a vaccine.
Anyhow with the current rate of spread, eventually all will have had it and/or the vaccination.
Background Reports of waning vaccine-induced immunity against COVID-19 have begun to surface. With that, the comparable long-term protection conferred by previous infection with SARS-CoV-2 remains unclear. Methods We conducted a retrospective observational study comparing three groups...
www.medrxiv.org
The immune systems of more than 95% of people who recovered from COVID-19 had durable memories of the virus up to eight months after infection.
www.nih.gov
This news story has been updated to reflect the publication of the study, previously available on BioRxiv, in a peer-reviewed journal. Hope for a future without fear of COVID-19 comes down to circulating antibodies and memory B cells. Unlike circulating antibodies, which peak soon after...
www.rockefeller.edu
What I wonder in cases like yours an Don's is exposure. I went on life as normal but with a mask and lots and lots of hand washing and sanitizer.