Alternative Africa

Top Menu

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Contact Us

Main Menu

  • Home
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business
  • Environment
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Reports
    • Africa-Observers
      • Read Reports
      • Submit a story
  • MORE
    • Health
    • News Now
    • World
    • Technology
Sign in / Join

Login

Welcome! Login in to your account
Lost your password?

Lost Password

Back to login
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Contact Us

logo

Alternative Africa

  • Home
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business
  • Environment
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Reports
    • Africa-Observers
      • Read Reports
      • Submit a story
  • MORE
    • Health
    • News Now
    • World
    • Technology
  • Republican congresswoman files Articles of impeachment against Joe Biden

  • WHO expresses worry as only 25 people vaccinated for covid so far in Africa

  • Worrying research says herd immunity may not be achievable even with high vaccine uptake

  • Mali to buy 8.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

  • Nigeria releases $16.9m to set up 38 oxygen plants amid COVID-19 surge

HealthNews NowWorld
Home›Health›In UK, Nurse catches Covid three weeks after getting vaccine

In UK, Nurse catches Covid three weeks after getting vaccine

By alternativeafrica
January 10, 2021
241
0
Share:

London, Jan. 10, 2021(AltAfrica)-A nurse in Wales, a country in United kingdom caught Covid three weeks after getting the vaccine, prompting warnings from experts that it takes time for immunity to build up.

The nurse had ‘quite severe’ symptoms three weeks after her covid jab (Picture: AFP)

The nurse, who has been working for the Hywel Dda University Health Board area, said that she contracted the virus while waiting for the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech jab.

READ ALSO: UK COVID DEATH TOLL TOPS 80,000 AS QUEEN GETS VACCINE

The woman, who did not wish to be identified, said she was ‘angry and heartbroken’ to have caught Covid at this stage. 

She said she was ‘initially relieved’ to have been offered an appointment and wanted to do the right thing for her family.   ‘But it gives a false sense of security,’ she told the BBC.

The nurse said she was told it would take 10 days for the vaccine to offer some protection and reduce the risk of transmission, but three weeks later she began to feel unwell.

She had ‘quite severe symptoms’ of a bad cough, high temperature and breathlessness and was ‘shocked’ when she tested positive.

Deputy Chief Executive of Hywel Dda health board, Dr Philip Kloer, said that while a Covid vaccine ‘reduces your chance of suffering’ from the virus, no vaccine is ever 100% effective

He added that some people may contract Covid-19 immediately before having the vaccine without knowing it, or in the week or two following vaccination as your body builds up protection.

People who have had Covid vaccines are being warned to still take care. It comes amid concern about new guidance to delay second doses in order to prioritise giving as many people as possible the first dose.

The original advice was that people would need the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine three weeks after the first injection.

But that changed last month to 12 weeks between doses. The UK’s chief medical officers defended the move, saying the Pfizer jab gives ‘considerable protection’ after the first dose.

SHARE ON:
TagsCovid InfectionCovid VaccinationNurse-Wales
Previous Article

UK covid death toll tops 80,000 as ...

Next Article

“Congolese” using Nigerian passport arrested in Kenya ...

0
Shares
  • 0
  • +
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

alternativeafrica

Related articles More from author

  • AfricaHealthNews Now

    Kenya to wait longer for vaccination as it enters phase II trials for Oxford vaccine

    December 31, 2020
    By alternativeafrica
  • AfricaHealthNews NowWorld

    Porcine Gelatine: Muslims raise concern over halal status of COVID-19 vaccine

    December 21, 2020
    By alternativeafrica
  • AfricaHealthNews Now

    US ambassador in South Africa survives death scare after 10 days in intensive covid care

    January 11, 2021
    By alternativeafrica
  • AfricaHealthNews Now

    WHO expresses worry as only 25 people vaccinated for covid so far in Africa

    January 22, 2021
    By alternativeafrica
  • AfricaHealthNews Now

    African Union secures 270m extra covid-19 vaccine doses for member states

    January 14, 2021
    By alternativeafrica
  • HealthNews NowWorld

    Joe Biden gets covid vaccine live on TV, promises 100 millions doses in 100 days

    December 22, 2020
    By alternativeafrica

Leave a reply Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

You might be interested

  • AfricaHealthNews Now

    African Union recognises Executive Director of UNAIDS for his outstanding achievements in tackling AIDS

  • BusinessNews Now

    U.S government partners with Ghana to promotes agricultural sector

  • AfricaBusinessNews Now

    Chinese firm, CITIC invests $40 million in Angola’s aluminium plant

Timeline

  • January 22, 2021

    Republican congresswoman files Articles of impeachment against Joe Biden

  • January 22, 2021

    WHO expresses worry as only 25 people vaccinated for covid so far in Africa

  • January 22, 2021

    Worrying research says herd immunity may not be achievable even with high vaccine uptake

  • January 22, 2021

    Mali to buy 8.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

  • January 22, 2021

    Nigeria releases $16.9m to set up 38 oxygen plants amid COVID-19 surge

  • Popular

  • Comments

  • Lagos govt confirms first case of deadly coronavirus infection in Nigeria

    By alternativeafrica
    February 28, 2020
  • Keynote Address of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at 2018 Oxford Africa Conference

    By PSJ Africa
    May 14, 2018
  • Morocco begins regional integration by connecting Casablanca Airport with High Speed Train

    By alternativeafrica
    January 4, 2020
  • Kenyan govt pressure Facebook for data on Kenyan users

    By alternativeafrica
    November 20, 2019
  • Nigeria: 32,000 capacity Lagos rice mill to start production in 2020

    By alternativeafrica
    December 23, 2019
  • The return of fortress conservation: why excluding people means biodiversity conservation will fail – Future agricultures
    on
    October 16, 2020

    Inside the training camp of Akashinga, Zimbabwe’s armed, all-women anti-poaching rangers

    […] In parallel to ...
  • The return of fortress conservation: why excluding people means biodiversity conservation will fail - The Zimbabwean
    on
    October 12, 2020

    Inside the training camp of Akashinga, Zimbabwe’s armed, all-women anti-poaching rangers

    […] In parallel to ...
  • Ethiopia joins Africa's Artificial Intelligence revolution | Alternative Africa
    on
    October 2, 2020

    Spending on Artificial Intelligence Systems in Africa, Middle East to top $374 million in 2020

    […] Many African countries ...
  • The 5 most popular Africans 2020
    on
    September 25, 2020

    Celebrating Congolese doctor Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the man behind breakthrough of Ebola cure

    […] Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe ...
  • Millitants in Central Mali Set Jail Ablaze in Attack Killing Two | taktik(z) GDI (Government Defense ...
    on
    August 11, 2020

    Fifteen gendarmes killed in another attack on Mali camp

    […] attack fol­lowed a January ...
AlternativeAfrica.com is an independent Pan African News Website dedicated primarily to influencing the negative narratives about Africa. We hope to do this by focusing and showcasing the many developmental strides sweeping across the continent.

Read more >>>

Contact Info

  • info@alternativeafrica.com
  • Recent

  • Popular

  • Comments

  • Republican congresswoman files Articles of impeachment against Joe Biden

    By alternativeafrica
    January 22, 2021
  • WHO expresses worry as only 25 people vaccinated for covid so far in Africa

    By alternativeafrica
    January 22, 2021
  • Worrying research says herd immunity may not be achievable even with high vaccine uptake

    By alternativeafrica
    January 22, 2021
  • Mali to buy 8.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

    By alternativeafrica
    January 22, 2021
  • Lagos govt confirms first case of deadly coronavirus infection in Nigeria

    By alternativeafrica
    February 28, 2020
  • Keynote Address of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at 2018 Oxford Africa Conference

    By PSJ Africa
    May 14, 2018
  • Macron in Ivory Coast to launch anti-terrorism academy

    By alternativeafrica
    December 21, 2019
  • Kenyan govt pressure Facebook for data on Kenyan users

    By alternativeafrica
    November 20, 2019
  • The return of fortress conservation: why excluding people means biodiversity conservation will fail – Future agricultures
    on
    October 16, 2020

    Inside the training camp of Akashinga, Zimbabwe’s armed, all-women anti-poaching rangers

    […] In parallel to ...
  • The return of fortress conservation: why excluding people means biodiversity conservation will fail - The Zimbabwean
    on
    October 12, 2020

    Inside the training camp of Akashinga, Zimbabwe’s armed, all-women anti-poaching rangers

    […] In parallel to ...
  • Ethiopia joins Africa's Artificial Intelligence revolution | Alternative Africa
    on
    October 2, 2020

    Spending on Artificial Intelligence Systems in Africa, Middle East to top $374 million in 2020

    […] Many African countries ...
  • The 5 most popular Africans 2020
    on
    September 25, 2020

    Celebrating Congolese doctor Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the man behind breakthrough of Ebola cure

    […] Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe ...

Photostream

    Follow us

    • Home
    • About Us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of Use
    • Contact Us
    © Copyright Alternative Africa 2019. All rights reserved.