Surgeon General Claims Natural Immunity Is Not as Strong as Vaccines

STELTER Let s listen ░░░░░░░░ one unvaccinated man who ░░░░░░░░ CNN s Donie O ░░░░░░░░ his reasons for avoiding ░░░░░░░░ shot Here s what ░░░░░░░░ said the other day ░░░░░░░░ starts O SULLIVAN Have ░░░░░░░░ been vaccinated UNIDENTIFIED MALE ░░░░░░░░ O SULLIVAN Why not ░░░░░░░░ MALE Not going to ░░░░░░░░ SULLIVAN Any particular reason ░░░░░░░░ MALE God gave us ░░░░░░░░ immunities to everything Why ░░░░░░░░ you want to interfere ░░░░░░░░ SULLIVAN You re an ░░░░░░░░ man than I am ░░░░░░░░ re probably in what ░░░░░░░░ government would say is ░░░░░░░░ risk category UNIDENTIFIED MALE ░░░░░░░░ who come up with ░░░░░░░░ O SULLIVAN The scientists ░░░░░░░░ the doctors UNIDENTIFIED MALE ░░░░░░░░ told them to say ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends STELTER What ░░░░░░░░ you say to him ░░░░░░░░ MURTHY Well first what ░░░░░░░░ would say is that ░░░░░░░░ I wouldn t say ░░░░░░░░ I would listen I ░░░░░░░░ try to understand what ░░░░░░░░ concerns are what he ░░░░░░░░ heard about natural immunity ░░░░░░░░ to vaccine related immunity ░░░░░░░░ then I d try ░░░░░░░░ talk to him about ░░░░░░░░ we have understood actually ░░░░░░░░ the studies about natural ░░░░░░░░ We are seeing more ░░░░░░░░ more data that tells ░░░░░░░░ that while you get ░░░░░░░░ protection from natural infection ░░░░░░░░ s not nearly as ░░░░░░░░ as what you get ░░░░░░░░ the vaccine especially with ░░░░░░░░ Delta variant which is ░░░░░░░░ hardiest and most contagious ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen to ░░░░░░░░ We need all the ░░░░░░░░ that we can get ░░░░░░░░ s why the vaccines ░░░░░░░░ so effective STELTER But ░░░░░░░░ also hear that man ░░░░░░░░ he doesn t trust ░░░░░░░░ He thinks that doctors ░░░░░░░░ scientists are being told ░░░░░░░░ to say It s ░░░░░░░░ profound loss of social ░░░░░░░░ that obviously predates the ░░░░░░░░