A vaccine mandate is irrational and illegal, since immunity is what should be the focus, not vaccines.
The vaccines now have been proven to not be as strong or lasting as natural recovery immunity.
Biden's sweeping vaccine mandates will only further erode public trust
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Would an 'Immunity' Mandate Instill More Public Confidence?
— Biden's sweeping vaccine mandates will only further erode public trust
by Jesse Pelletier, MD September 20, 2021
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data from Israel continues to build upon the notion that immunity in people who survived a prior SARS-CoV-2 infection is robust and durable -- perhaps even more so than in the unexposed but vaccinated.
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What Biden and others really should require is not proof of vaccination, but rather proof of
immunity. This could mean showing a vaccine card, evidence of sufficient antibody levels, or past documented infection. A sufficient antibody level or standard would need to be set and antibody testing would need to be made more accessible.
This more capacious directive of an "immunity mandate" affords a release valve for those who do not subscribe to the orthodoxy of vaccination but have recovered from a infection. It reduces the pressure contained in the system, while conserving the safety a vaccine mandate affords. It also provides cover to those who have elected for partial vaccination. This may be a particularly important strategy for children, those previously infected with COVID-19, or those who simply want to watch and wait. There is also precedent. The EU, U.K., and Israel are countries making room to better accommodate natural infection. But most importantly, it signals that we are open to the idea that we are imperfect and don't always have the answers. That the possibility exists for evolving science to allot for more than one answer and that we are not enslaved to the inertia of dogmatism. It is precisely by showing that we are fallible that our policies become more believable and engender ... well, more trust.
Jesse Pelletier, MD, is a private practice ophthalmologist in Miami, and co-founder/chief medical officer of Veloce BioPharma.
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