The latest data shows coronavirus cases have plateaued, signalling a major turn in the pandemic’s fight. The upward trend is probably due to herd immunity. Even fully immunised people can develop breakthrough infections.

A recent Israeli study found “persistent symptoms” of covid-19 infection six weeks after receiving the Pfizer vaccine.

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The findings clearly show the vaccine’s widespread success. However, getting double jabbed does not guarantee you won’t get infected.

A new Israeli study indicated that despite being vaccinated, healthcare workers caught COVID-19 and 19% still had symptoms six weeks later.

“Despite the high efficacy of the BNT162b2 messenger RNA vaccine [Pfizer vaccine] against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), rare breakthrough infections have been reported, including infections among health care workers,” said the researchers.

The researchers detected “breakthrough infections” by evaluating symptomatic (including mild symptoms) or infection-exposed health care workers at Israel’s largest medical center.

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They recorded 39 breakthrough infections among 1497 completely vaccinated health care workers with data.

Most cases were mild or asymptomatic, but 19% experienced lasting symptoms (up to six weeks).

During their infection, 74% of patients had a high viral load.

Among those diagnosed six weeks later, 19% developed long Covid-19 symptoms.

These included chronic cough, tiredness, weakness, dyspnea, and myalgia.

Nine workers took longer than the minimum 10-day quarantine, but four of them returned to work within two weeks.

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One worker had not yet returned after six weeks.

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