Covid Lockdowns counterproductive from immune point of view

Covid vaccine study finding contradicts lockdown rule

Covid vaccines appear to work better for active people, a study has found, suggesting that hard lockdowns were counterproductive.

Explain.

But a new study by South African researchers has found that people who got the most exercise responded better to the vaccine, with fewer ending up in hospital following the jab.

By how much?

Vaccine effectiveness against hospitalisation was 60 per cent in people who regularly achieved less than 60 minutes of exercise per week compared with 86 per cent for those who gained the recommended level of 150 minutes or more.

It means that out of 100 people who would have ended up in hospital with Covid without a jab, 40 of the least active would still be admitted compared with just 14 of the most active – nearly a threefold difference.

So hard lockdowns were less effective than if it stayed open.

Professor Jon Patricios, of the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, said: “In terms of policy, retrospectively we can say those hard lockdowns were counterproductive from an immune point of view, and trying to facilitate exercise is beneficial.”

But with gyms and leisure centers and parks closed, the benefits of a healthy and exercised was removed, and people’s health and immunity was effected.

“Now we know what we know, we would encourage people to exercise. We’ve always understood that physical activity has a protective effect against non communicable diseases, but now we know we can protect against viral infection.”

Sadly, policy makers and politicians, along with the “body positivity mob”, exercise and being healthy is the wrong message to their agenda/narrative.

Physical activity is already known to boost the immune system, but the team thinks it complements a vaccine, promoting antibodies and T-cells.

But that can’t happen in hard lockdowns, where such physical activities cannot happen.

It is also known to boost the mitochondria – the batteries of cells – which can play an important role in the body’s immune response.

Researchers said the findings substantiate recommendations that at least 150 minutes of exercise a week can have meaningful health benefits and prevent severe disease. They suggested that public messaging should encourage people to exercise rather than keeping them indoors.

But I wanna stay at home, eat junk food, binge watch netflix, get meals/foods delivered, and NOT go outside.

How dare they say it is to benefit my health and immune system to be healthy and to exercise!

Now pass me a donut and a fountain drink!  I have a full day of shows to watch.