Can I get infected after vaccination? Do I still need the vaccine if I had COVID-19?

If you are fully vaccinated can you still get COVID-19? How frequent are breakthrough infections and what does COVID-19 look like if you are fully vaccinated. WHO’s Dr Kate O’Brien explains in Science in 5.

Source: World Health Organization (YouTube)

If you had COVID-19 do you still need the vaccine? How long should you wait after recovery to get vaccinated? What do we know about natural immunity vs vaccine induced immunity? WHO’s Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan explains.

Source: World Health Organization (YouTube)

Science in 5 is WHO’s series in which World Health Organization (WHO) experts explain the science about specific issues related to COVID-19. Watch these short videos on WHO’s YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn accounts or listen to the podcasts.

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