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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immunity_(medical)#Artificiall...

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> Artificially acquired passive immunity is a short-term immunization induced by the transfer of antibodies,

What in this term indicates non-natural immunity. Its literally using natural antibodies that are isolated to give a short term protection, aka natural immune system constructs

Please understand the claims you make

First of all, it's "unnatural", second, you seem to have misunderstood what "artificial" means in this context, it even explains in the Wikipedia article, that it's external stimulation of existing immune response via vaccines and medication etc. Please do your research and read the articles before assuming.

Natural immunity is acquired from exposure to the disease organism through infection with the actual disease.

Vaccine-induced immunity is acquired through the introduction of a killed or weakened form of the disease organism through vaccination.

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/immunity-types.htm

Notice that "non-natural" is not used anywhere in the article and the mRNA vaccine contains 0 killed/weakened form of the disease

non-natural immunity means an immune response to a very specific part of the spike protein introduced via vaccine (vs exposure to the entire virus wherein your body produces antibodies which target a diversity of binding sites)

a diversity of binding sites, almost none of which (outside spike protein binders) actually neutralize the virus.

If there as no difference, the Moderna vaccine would be as effective as infection at preventing reinfection, but it isn't. So what drives the difference?

(yes, it is highly effective at preventing hospitalization and death, but it's clearly a muted response)

"but it isn't"

That is simply untrue. You are likely referring to the Israeli data which has not reproduced.

Proof: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7044e1.htm?s_cid=mm... . Bottom line: natural immunity is not so great. Get vaccinated.

What drives the difference? Just speculating, but during natural infection the immune system will generate a huge number of disparate antibodies that do nothing because when they bind their targets it doesn't block the virus. Vaccination localizes the immune response to the key cell-receptor binding sites.

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