California, United States.
A nurse who works in the California city’s emergency services San Diego has given positive to COVID-19 just a few days after vaccinated against that disease, US media reported today.
The health worker has been identified as Matthew W., a nurse 45 years, who received the first dose of the vaccine prepared by Pfizer-BioNTech on December 18.
According to the affected person himself at the KGTV station, an affiliate of the ABC News network, the only side effect he has suffered after being vaccinated withvaccinate used to be pain in the arm.
However, six days later, after taking a shift with the urgency unit from your health center with covi patientsI felt chills muscle pain and fatigue. A test in the hospital confirmed that it was positive for SARS-CoV-2.
According to experts consulted by the chain, this case is not “something unexpected“since vaccinated patients do not decisive protection against him coronavirus immediately upon receipt of the medicine.
Clinical trials with vaccine have shown that this immunization, which would reach 95% of the vaccinees, can be achieved days after receiving a second dose of the preparation which, in the case of Pzifer, it takes approx 21 days to be vaccinated again.
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In addition, since the period of incubation of coronavirus can last up to 14 days, it is also possible that the nurse it would infected before using the vaccine on December 18.
According to experts, these cases are nothing more than youone reminder that the vaccinations They are not the panacea; to pandemic It will take time and that, in the meantime, to maintain the basic social health practices social distancing, wash hands often and wear masks. EFE