STORY AT-A-GLANCEAn international survey of 2,002 people found that people who had previously had COVID-19 experienced "significantly increased incidence and severity" of side effects after the COVID-19 vaccine Dr. Hooman Noorchashm has repeatedly warned the FDA that "clear and present danger" exists for those who have had COVID-19 and subsequently get vaccinated At issue are viral antigens that remain in the body after a person is naturally infected; the immune response reactivated by the COVID-19 vaccine may trigger inflammation in tissues where the viral antigens exist The inner lining of blood vessels, the lungs and the brain may be particularly at risk of such inflammation and damage, which could lead to major thromboembolic complications Noorchashm believes that people should be screened for SARS-CoV-2 viral proteins prior to COVID-19 vaccination, while vaccination should be delayed for people with symptomatic or asymptomatic COVID-19 infections, as well as those who