A task force of India’s top health experts is advising the Indian government to only recommend COVID vaccines to certain high-risk population groups, saying that natural infection provides superior immune protection than any of the current vaccines alone can offer.
“There is some evidence that suggests that natural infection may even provide lifelong immunity,” the experts said. “There is no evidence to the contrary, that is, vaccination alone provides better immunity than natural infection.”
The joint task force, formed in 2020, consists of 20 medical specialists from three leading national health organizations: the Indian Public Health Association, Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine, and Indian Association of Epidemiologists. Its job is to advise New Delhi on pandemic response….