California man tests positive for COVID-19 weeks after second jab: report
Fauci has said the vaccines are safe and effective
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A California man said he was diagnosed with COVID-19 three weeks after he received his second dose of the vaccine, reports said.
CBS Los Angeles reported that Gary Micheal, who lives in Orange County’s Lake Forest, found out he had the virus after being tested for an unrelated health concern. His symptoms are relatively minor, the report said.
He received the Pfizer vaccine, the report said. Patch.com reported that he got his first dose on Dec. 28 and his second jab on Jan. 18.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country's leading infectious-disease scientist, said the latest evidence indicates that the two vaccines being used in the U.S. — Pfizer’s and Moderna’s — are effective even against the new variants.
A doctor interviewed in the CBS report said that he was not surprised to hear about Michael's diagnosis.
"I think I’ve heard of six or seven independent cases over the last three weeks of individuals that have been vaccinated with different timelines that have tested positive, and I think we’re going to continue to see that more and more," Dr. Tirso del Junco Jr., chief medical officer of KPC Health, told the station.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fauci has estimated that somewhere between 70% and 85% of the U.S. population needs to get inoculated to stop the pandemic that has killed close to 470,000 Americans.
The Associated Press contributed to this report