# Belligerent covid patients frustrate ER personnel

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**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [January 19, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belligerent-covid-patients-frustrate-er-personnel/958068 "2022-01-19T17:58:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tfletch1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tfletch1/32/5340_2.png) [@Tfletch1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tfletch1)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belligerent-covid-patients-frustrate-er-personnel/958068/105 "2022-01-23T02:09:05Z")

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> [@puzzlegal](#):
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> Data suggests that “recovered from covid” is about as effective as two doses of mRNA vaccine. It feels like ignoring the science to completely ignore that.

This is definitely not a given. Studies have conflicting results and they’re not sure why. The only thing that seems universal is that vax + prior infection is better than either alone.

> **['Natural immunity': How effective is it against omicron? – DW – 01/14/2022](https://www.dw.com/en/omicron-is-natural-immunity-better-than-a-vaccine/a-60425426)**
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> As omicron outbreaks take over, many people are asking: Could the immunity you get from a COVID infection be the best protection against the virus, especially as it continues to mutate? We looked at the latest science.

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