Risk of COVID death or hospitalisation 88 per cent lower for those previously infected, study finds

A study has found natural immunity could provide as much protection against reinfection of COVID as two doses of Pfizer or Moderna's vaccines. (Reuters: Dado Ruvic/File)

One of the largest studies conducted on COVID immunity has found that previous infections provide protection for as long as vaccination, but experts have cautioned that vaccines are still the safer option. 

The study published in the Lancet journal found that even 10 months after getting COVID, people still had an 88 per cent lower risk of a reinfection resulting in hospitalisation and death.