Kevin Brady, a Republican member of the US House of
Representatives, says he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Brady said his result came back positive shortly before he
was due to receive the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer
and BioNTech.
He said he received the first dose of the vaccine —
administered in two doses 21 days apart — on December 18.
The World Health Organisation (WHO), in December, gave
approval for the emergency use of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
“Tonite the Office of
House Physician informed me that I’ve tested positive for COVID-19 & am
quarantined. As recommended, I received a first dose of the Pfizer vaccine Dec.
18 & also recently tested negative for Covid on New Year’s Day,” Brady
wrote on Twitter.
Tonite the Office of House Physician informed me that I’ve tested positive for Covid 19 & am quarantined.
— Rep. Kevin Brady (@RepKevinBrady) January 6, 2021
As recommended, I received a first dose of the Pfizer vaccine Dec 18 & also recently tested negative for Covid on New Years Day.
Begin treatment tomorrow.
Shld be fine.🙏🏼
Brady is not the first person who has contracted the
coronavirus after receiving the vaccine.
In December 2020, a US nurse tested positive after receiving
the vaccine, but Christian Ramers, an infectious disease specialist with Family
Health Centers of San Diego, had said the Pfizer vaccine requires time for the
body to attain immunity against COVID-19.
Over 50 members of the US congress have tested positive for
COVID-19 and the country has recorded over 21 million cases of the virus.
On Sunday, Moncef Slaoui, the lead scientist in the United
States’ COVID-19 response task force, had said the government is considering
halving the doses for some people in a bid to speed up the vaccination process.
However, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
recommended against reducing the dose.
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