![]() ![]() “What this means is that one in 20 persons on average would still develop COVID-19 if exposed to the virus,” he said. READ: Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine authorised for use in SingaporeĪssoc Prof Hsu noted that the “real world” experience in the United States and Israel shows that the vaccine efficacy was less than 90 per cent. ![]() The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines – both used in Singapore – are mRNA vaccines. “Although the currently approved mRNA vaccines are very effective, we must remember that prevention of symptomatic COVID-19 occurred for approximately 94 to 95 per cent of participants in the clinical trials,” said Associate Professor Hsu Li Yang, Infectious Diseases Programme Leader at the National University of Singapore’s Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health. While COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective, none are 100 per cent effective. ![]() Q: What are the chances of getting COVID-19 after vaccination? In the United States, for instance, three out of nearly 5,000 vaccinated people in an April report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had confirmed infections after they were fully inoculated.ĬNA spoke to infectious diseases experts about getting infected after vaccination. Similar cases have been reported around the world. READ: Migrant worker who tested positive for COVID-19 completed vaccination His infection was detected when he was swabbed on Apr 7 as part of rostered routine testing. The man's earlier tests from routine testing - the last being on Mar 24 - were all negative for COVID-19. ![]() He received his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on Jan 25 and the second dose on Feb 17. The 23-year-old Indian national was the first such case reported by the Ministry of Health (MOH), which said it is a "reminder" that it is possible for vaccinated individuals to get infected. #SICK AFTER VACCINE FULL#He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, the National Kidney Foundation, and the American Society of Nephrology.SINGAPORE: A dormitory resident in Singapore contracted the coronavirus despite having completed the full COVID-19 vaccination regimen, sparking questions about how this can happen and the effectiveness of the jab. He later completed a fellowship in nephrology and hypertension from Stony Brook University Hospital in Stony Brook, New York. Piracha received his medical degree from King Edward Medical University in Lahore, Pakistan, and completed his residency at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia. Piracha is also involved in the teaching and mentoring of medical students as the clerkship director of internal medicine for the Texas A&M College of Medicine at Methodist Willowbrook site. He is board-certified in both internal medicine and nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine with more than 14 years of experience of treating patients in both short- and long-term acute care hospitals as well as rehabilitation facilities. Piracha, MD, FACP, FASN, FNKF, is a practicing physician at Methodist Willowbrook Hospital in Houston, Texas. ![]()
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