Israeli health officials brushed off the idea of the COVID-19 vaccine being connected to 21 residents of a retired home testing positive for the virus later. Since it takes two doses to provide protection against the virus, their chances of catching coronavirus naturally were still possible, they said.
Similar reports are occurring in the U.S.: For example, a doctor in Philadelphia tested positive after taking the vaccine, as did a nurse in San Diego. Other vaccine recipients across the U.S. are reporting similar experiences, but each time health authorities have said it’s not the vaccine causing the problem but, rather, the fact that the shot needs time to work.
In fact, one infectious disease specialist said “it’s not unexpected at all” that people will come down with COVID after getting the shot. “It’s not unexpected at all. If you work through the numbers, this is exactly what we’d expect to happen if someone was exposed,” Dr. Christian Ramers told KGTV 7, San Diego.
SOURCES:
The Jerusalem Post January 3, 2021
KGTV 7 December 30, 2020
NBC 10 Philadelphia December 31, 2020