By Johnathan Limbaugh, Vallo Vision News

Montevallo, Al, Sept. 13

According to the CDC

The search for a connection between Covid-19 and Autoimmune disease began when people reported experiencing lingering symptoms after their recovery period.

High rates of severe infection were particularly recorded among those who take Immunosuppressive drugs.

Antibodies were found in the bloodstreams of recovering Covid-19 victims. This sparked a new question: Can Covid-19 cause auto immune disease?

A deficient immune system increases one’s vulnerability to any infection. In addition to this, cases of negative immunoreactions to approved vaccines were reported.

Dr, Anthony Fauci, director of the of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease has stated, “many people who have autoimmune disease that require immunosuppressive therapy have had a poor response to the authorized and approved Covid-19 vaccines, placing them at higher risk for the disease.”

This year, The National Institutes of Health is conducting a study in which people with auto immune diseases, who take immonusuppressants, will be given an extra dose of an approved Covid-19 vaccine.

According to NIH, “the trial will investigate whether pausing immunosuppressive therapy for auto immune disease improves antibody response to an approved vaccine.”

The most effective explanation is that Covid-19 can confuse the immune system causing the body to attack itself. For this reason, Covid-19 has been classified as a trigger for autoimmunity. With the Delta variant, the number of cases has begun to rise significantly again.

According to the CDC, “the Delta variant is far more contagious and aggressive than previous variants.”

Vaccination is the most effective defense against infection. There are still quite a few misconceptions surrounding Covid-19 and the approved vaccines, however. One is that building a natural resistance to the virus is better than being vaccinated. A vaccine builds up antibodies without subjecting the body to the harmful effects of contracting the virus.

Another prevalent misconception is that you do not need to be vaccinated if you have already had the virus. Even fully vaccinated individuals are not fully immune right away, and there have even been cases of people contracting Covid-19 even after being vaccinated.

The CDC encourages everyone to be vaccinated as soon as possible. The vaccines are save and effective.

The CDC has stated that once vaccinated, “you can resume activities you did prior to the pandemic.”