#Dec 30 (#Reuters) – A 45-year-old male nurse tested positive for COVID-19 in #California more than a week after receiving the coronavirus vaccine from #Pfizer #Inc, an ABC #News affiliate reported #Tuesday.
#Matthew W., a nurse at two different local hospitals, said in a #Dec. 18 #Facebook post that he had received the #Pfizer vaccine, telling the ABC #News affiliate that his arm was sore one day but suffered no further effects. secondary.
#Six days later, on #Christmas #Eve, he fell ill after working a shift at the COVID-19 unit, according to the report. #He felt chills and then began to suffer from muscle aches and fatigue.
#He was tested at a hospital and tested positive for COVID-19 the day after #Christmas, according to the report.
#Christian #Ramers, an infectious disease specialist at #Family #Health #Centers in #San #Diego, told the ABC #News affiliate that this possibility was not unexpected.
“#We know from clinical trials of the vaccine that it will take 10 to 14 days to start developing protection with the vaccine,” #Ramers said.
“#We think that first dose gives you about 50% and you need a second dose to get to 95%,” he added.
#Information from #Kanishka #Singh and #Akriti #Sharma in #Bengaluru; edited in #Spanish by #Carlos #Serrano
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