5 doctors test positive days after first jab
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Mysuru:31.01.2021
Five doctors working at the Chamarajanagar district hospital have tested positive for Covid-19 after taking their first vaccine dose. These are the first known cases of mid-vaccination infection in Karnataka, but health officials say that people should not doubt the efficacy of the vaccines as they provide full protection after two doses.
The five doctors, attached to the Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, took the Covid-19 test after experiencing mild symptoms. They are aged between 40 and 50, said an official. One is being treated at the hospital, while the other four are in home isolation. “These doctors received their jab a few days ago,” district health officer MC Ravi told STOI. Some received Covishield, while some Covaxin.
Two colleagues of the doctors have also tested positive. They have not taken their first dose yet. “The vaccines give full protection after two doses. This incident has nothing to do with the efficacy of the vaccines; people need not worry,” explained Ravi.
According to an official in the health department, the said doctors have been tending to Covid-19 patients. They were vaccinated on different days. “Generally, vaccines take some more time to produce antibodies. In the incubation period, there is a possibility of catching the infection. After the first shot, one should continue wearing a mask and maintaining social distancing,” said an expert.
Health and family welfare minister K Sudhakar also said that both vaccines were safe. “Forty-five days after taking the first dose, we develop immunity to the infection. If any person comes in contact with a Covid-19 positive patient before this, there is a possibility of contracting the infection. The second dose is administered 28 days after the first one,” he said in a tweet. “The public can take these two vaccines without any hesitation. I appeal to the public not to believe unverified information.”
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