Argentine President Alberto Fernández gave positive results for COVID-19, about two months after receiving a dose of Russian Sputnik V vaccine, CNN reports.
Fernández wrote on Twitter on Friday that he had received a positive antigen test after noticing a temperature of 37.3 ° C (99.14 ° F). Another PCR test confirmed this diagnosis.
“I am already isolated, following the current protocol and following the instructions of my personal doctor,” Fernandez said in a tweet translated from Spanish. “We contacted the people we met in the last 48 hours to assess whether they were in close contact.”
Although we are waiting for confirmation by PCR test, I am already isolated, following the current protocol and following the instructions of my personal doctor.
– Alberto Fernández (@alferdez) April 3, 2021
CNN notes that you may still be infected with coronavirus after receiving a vaccine, which has been shown to reduce the likelihood of infection, and especially severe infection. An analysis published by the British medical journal The Lancet in February found that the Russian Sputnik V vaccine is about 91.6 effective.
The Gamaleya Institute, the Moscow institute that developed the Sputnik V vaccine, wished Fernandez well on Twitter.
“We are saddened to hear this. Sputnik V is 91.6% effective against infection and 100% effective against severe cases. If the infection is indeed confirmed and occurs, vaccination ensures a speedy recovery without severe symptoms. We wish you a quick recovery !, ”the institute wrote on Twitter.
Gamaleya Institute: We are sad to hear this. #SputnikV it is 91.6% effective against infections and 100% effective against severe cases. If the infection is indeed confirmed and occurs, vaccination ensures a speedy recovery without severe symptoms. We wish you a speedy recovery!
– Sputnik V (@sputnikvaccine) April 3, 2021
The start of the launch of the Argentine vaccine was marked by scandal, CNN notes, after it was revealed that around 70 people were given early access to the COVID-19 vaccine, including Fernández.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Argentina has confirmed more than 2.3 million cases of coronavirus and more than 56,000 associated deaths.