Part 3 of Dr Sheri Fanaroff frequently asked questions and answers.
3. WHY ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD A PFIZER VACCINE GETTING INFECTED?
● Pfizer is a two dose vaccination regime and we have unfortunately seen many people infected in the first couple of weeks after their first vaccination. This may be because they have contracted COVID in the queues, or because they have let their guards down thinking they are protected, or simply because the delta strain is so prevalent and so contagious.
● The Pfizer vaccine shows only 33% protection from getting infected after one dose, but 80% protection against hospitalisation after one dose, and 94% protection against hospitalisation from the Delta strain after two doses.
● Remember that full immunity from the Pfizer vaccine is only achieved two weeks after the second dose.
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Sources:
Dr Sheri Fanaroff, Gauteng General Practitioners Collaboration, 05th July 2021
