For some reason, the CDC thought one of these unscientific Twitter polls would be a good idea and they asked if people thought it was true or false that you should get vaccinated against COVID-19 even if you’ve had it and recovered from it:
If you’ve already had #COVID19 and recovered, you should still get vaccinated against COVID-19.
— CDC (@CDCgov) June 25, 2021
FWIW, they say “True” is the correct answer:
True! Experts do not yet know how long you are protected from getting sick again after recovering from #COVID19. Get your COVID-19 vaccine as soon as you can. Learn more: https://t.co/mUsXpasZ4S. pic.twitter.com/PhOAoShie5
— CDC (@CDCgov) June 25, 2021
Twitter, however, disagreed:
Poll disappearing in 3 … 2 … pic.twitter.com/2uFe73QXan
— Scott Morefield (@SKMorefield) June 25, 2021
And for good reason! Here’s Rep. Thomas Massie reminding the CDC that “Neither the Pfizer trial, nor the Moderna trial, nor the Cleveland Clinic study showed a benefit from the vaccine for those who had already recovered from the virus”:
Neither the Pfizer trial, nor the Moderna trial, nor the Cleveland Clinic study showed a benefit from the vaccine for those who had already recovered from the virus.
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) June 25, 2021
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Vote in his poll!
Do you trust @CDCgov to give reliable health advice?
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) June 25, 2021
Oh, and here’s a PSA for the trolls out there. . .
https://twitter.com/ItsmeXamarie/status/1408526564887724033
. . .do not come for Massie without doing a Google search first:
almost https://t.co/7EwXSM9R0U pic.twitter.com/NzIyBVsVuZ
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) June 25, 2021
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Editor’s note: We’ve corrected a typo.