One of the medical workers who received the new coronavirus vaccine was confirmed to be infected after the first vaccination, and a research group of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said, "Because immunity is not immediately available, take measures against infection even after vaccination. I want you to continue. "

According to a research group of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, a medical institution reported that a woman in her twenties who had been vaccinated with Pfizer in late February was infected with the new coronavirus.



The report came in that the woman was most likely infected after the first vaccination, six days after the first vaccination.

The symptomatology has improved and he has already been discharged.



The research group is investigating the health status of about 19,000 medical workers who have been vaccinated in Japan, but it is the first time that infection has been confirmed after vaccination.



The research group says, "Antibodies do not increase immediately after vaccination. It seems that it will take about 14 days to get a certain level of immunity with the first vaccination, so I would like you to continue to take measures against infection."



Last month, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that even people who had been vaccinated could be slightly infected, and that it was necessary to wear a mask in public places. is showing.