Should we read this to conclude that people who got sick from COVID-19 do not need to be vaccinated? I believe this has not been the official guidance.
No, I definitely would not say that previous COVID-19 illness is protective enough to skip vaccination. Immune responses to natural infection are too variable, and response to vaccination are very consistent.
It is still an open question as to whether or not the two-dose vaccines need to have both doses given in previously-infected patients, but having both doses doesn't seem to cause any harm--I've covered this before in issues you may have read.
As always, I recommend following the recommendations of the FDA and CDC with regard to vaccination as well as consulting your doctor, but in my opinion everyone who is medically and legally qualified to do so should receive one of the authorized vaccines according to the labeled instructions for use without deviation.
Should we read this to conclude that people who got sick from COVID-19 do not need to be vaccinated? I believe this has not been the official guidance.
No, I definitely would not say that previous COVID-19 illness is protective enough to skip vaccination. Immune responses to natural infection are too variable, and response to vaccination are very consistent.
It is still an open question as to whether or not the two-dose vaccines need to have both doses given in previously-infected patients, but having both doses doesn't seem to cause any harm--I've covered this before in issues you may have read.
As always, I recommend following the recommendations of the FDA and CDC with regard to vaccination as well as consulting your doctor, but in my opinion everyone who is medically and legally qualified to do so should receive one of the authorized vaccines according to the labeled instructions for use without deviation.