In alternative embodiments, provided are methods for treating, ameliorating, decreasing the chances of having any adverse effects from, decreasing the severity of adverse effects from, or preventing an infection, or boosting or enhancing natural
immunity acquired by an infected individual, by administration of: an inactivated infectious causative agent of the infection, or an antibiotic and / or an anti-viral drugs and a vaccine directed to a causative agent of the infection and / or an attenuated and / or a live, viable or infectious causative agent of the infection. In alternative embodiments, the infection is bacterial or viral. In alternative embodiments, the
viral infection is a
coronavirus infection such a Covid-19 infection. In alternative embodiments, methods as provide herein prevent or decrease the
prevalence or severity of “vaccine breakthrough infections” after
vaccination, where external mutants of COVID-19 infect patients in
spite of the fact that they have undergone immunization, for example, to prevent a
mutant or variant COVID-19 infection. In alternative embodiments, an antiviral combination administered in coordination with a vaccine comprises PF-07321332 or PAXLOVID™ and / or
ritonavir, or
ivermectin,
doxycycline and a
zinc or a
zinc salt. In alternative embodiments, methods as provided herein are used to prevent
in vivo mutations of such
mutant infectious agent to enhance the
efficacy of an administered
vaccination; in other words, methods as provided herein are used to prevent
in vivo replication of an acquired viral
mutant or variant
infectious agent, and thus also prevents ongoing mutations of the viral
infectious agent because using the combination antiviral co-therapy where there is no replication of infectious agent and so there is no possible further
mutation of the infectious agent.