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California nurse tests positive for coronavirus a week after getting Pfizer vaccine

  • Matthew W received the vaccine on December 18, and six days later, he became sick after working a shift in a Covid-19 unit
  • The 45-year-old got tested at a drive-up hospital and his results came back positive for the virus the day after Christmas

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A health worker prepares to administer a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to the residents of The Palace Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre in Miami, Florida. Photo: Bloomberg
A 45-year-old nurse in California tested positive for Covid-19 more than a week after receiving Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, an ABC News affiliate reported on Tuesday.
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Matthew W., a nurse at two different local hospitals, said in a Facebook post on December 18 that he had received the Pfizer vaccine, telling the ABC News affiliate that his arm was sore for a day but that he had suffered no other side-effects.

Six days later on Christmas Eve, he became sick after working a shift in the Covid-19 unit, the report added. He got the chills and later came down with muscle aches and fatigue.

He went to a drive-up hospital testing site and tested positive for Covid-19 the day after Christmas, the report said.

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Christian Ramers, an infectious disease specialist with Family Health Centers of San Diego, told the ABC News affiliate that this scenario was not unexpected.

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