A Brooklyn, N.Y., man told the media on Dec. 12 that he was vaccinated two weeks ago but still tested positive for COVID-19 (Chinese Communist virus) recently.
Matthew Sambolin, 39, told the New York Post that he received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on March 24, but after coming into contact with a colleague who was diagnosed with the disease on April 7, he took a rapid test on April 10 and his results were negative. Uneasy, he underwent a more accurate nucleic acid test (PCR), which came back positive.
However, after the man contracted the disease, his wife had the virus tested at the local CityMD, and both the rapid test and the nucleic acid test were negative.
Somborin said he is now experiencing mild illness, including coughing and fatigue, and is currently in isolation at home; he mentioned that he has taken all government-recommended measures throughout the outbreak, such as wearing a mask and maintaining social distance, and has not taken mass transit for a year, but still goes to work at his company’s office.
Sambolin mentioned that he now wants to get the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine and is willing to take the risk.
According to the CDC’s vaccination guidelines, people with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis should not receive the vaccine until they meet the criteria for vaccination, regardless of whether they have symptoms. The guidelines also apply to people who have received a second dose of the vaccine beforehand.
The New York State Vaccine Equity Task Force held a network meeting in early March, at which Dr. Jigao Liu, president of the Asian American Physicians Association (CAIPA), said that there is still a chance of contracting the virus after vaccination, “Even if you reach 94% to 95% protection after two doses of vaccine, there is still a 4% to 5% chance of contracting the virus, so it is not true that you can be 100% immune after vaccination. immunized, it is still necessary to comply with vaccination measures.”
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