Indian Doctor Tests COVID-19 Positive Even After Completing Full Covaxin Vaccine Course

An Indian state of Uttar Pradesh reported the first case where a person got COVID-19 positive even after getting a 2-dose course of the Covaxin vaccine.

The person is a Lucknow-based doctor Nitin Mishra, who works as emergency medical officer at the Civil hospital. He had received a complete 2-dose course of Covaxin on February 15, 2021 followed by a second dose on March 16, 2021.

However, just after 2 days of getting the second dose, he got a severe cough along with mild fever on March 18. When he got himself tested on March 20, he was found suffering with COVID-19.

After getting the test results, he isolated himself at home and regularly started monitoring his blood pressure and blood oxygen levels on regular basis.

Subhash Chandra Sundariyal, Director of the Civil Hospital said that, "We are also in touch with him and in case, symptoms aggravate, he will be hospitalized. The entire hospital has been sanitized and services are continuing as usual."

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