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Vaccinated US nurse tests covid positive, expert says Pfizer shot needed more time to work
BENGALURU : A nurse in California tested positive for COVID-19 more than a week after receiving Pfizer Inc's vaccine, an ABC News affiliate reported on Tuesday, but a medical expert said the body needs more time to build up protection.Matthew W., 45, a nurse at two different local hospitals, said in a Facebook post on December 18 that he had received the Pfizer vaccine, telling the ABC News affiliate that his arm was sore for a day but that he had suffered no other side-effects.Also Read | Ten books from 2020 you must not missSix days later on Christmas Eve, he became sick after working a shift in the COVID-19 unit, the report added.