Argentine President Alberto Fernández tested positive for COVID-19 about two months after receiving a dose of Russian Sputnik V vaccine, CNN reported.
Fernández wrote on Twitter on Friday that he had received a positive antigen test after observing a temperature of 37.3 ° C (99.14 ° F). Another PCR test confirmed this diagnosis.
“I am already isolated and following the current protocol and following the instructions of my personal doctor,” Fernandez said in a tweet translated from Spanish. “I have contacted the people I have met over the past 48 hours to determine if it is close contact.”
If we are in the hope of confirming and undergoing the PCR test, I have found a guide, completing the protocol valid and following the indications of my personal physician.
– Alberto Fernández (@alferdez) 3 April 2021
CNN notes that it is still possible to become infected with the coronavirus after receiving a shot of a vaccine, proving that it reduces the likelihood of infection and especially serious infection. An analysis published in February by the British medical journal The Lancet found that the Russian Sputnik V vaccine is approximately 91.6 effective.
The Gamaleya Institute, the Moscow institute that developed the Sputnik V vaccine, wished Fernandez well on Twitter.
“We are sad to hear that. Sputnik V is 91.6% effective against infection and 100% effective against severe cases. If the infection is confirmed and prevented, the vaccination will ensure a speedy recovery without any serious symptoms. We wish you ‘ a speedy recovery !, “the institute wrote on Twitter.
The Gamaleya Institute: We are sad to hear that. #SputnikV is 91.6% effective against infection and 100% effective against severe cases. If the infection is confirmed and prevented, the vaccination will ensure a speedy recovery without any serious symptoms. We wish you a speedy recovery!
– Sputnik V (@sputnikvaccine) 3 April 2021
CNN notes that the beginning of the vaccination of Argentina was marked by scandals, after it came to light that about 70 people gained early access to the COVID-19 vaccine, including Fernández.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Argentina has confirmed more than 2.3 million cases of coronavirus and more than 56,000 related deaths.