Biden defense official rejects medical science journal’s finding that immunity is as effective as vaccination

Biden defense official rejects medical science journal’s finding that immunity is as effective as vaccination

A top Biden defense official on Tuesday during a House hearing rejected a leading medical science journal’s recent conclusion that immunity is as effective as vaccination.

“Right now, natural immunity is not something that we believe in for this,” Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Gilbert Cisneros said.

Cisnero’s remarks ignore The Lancet’s analysis earlier this month on immunity. After an extensive review of 65 scientific studies, the journal concluded that immunity is “at least equivalent if not greater than that provided by two-dose mRNA vaccines.”

The journal furthermore suggested that future policies for workers “should take into account immunity conferred by vaccination and that provided by natural infection.”

Cisneros’s remarks were in response to House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel Chairman Jim Banks (R-IN) asking whether the DOD was considering natural immunity when reviewing cases of service members who…

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