Vaccinated Lucknow doctor tests positive for Covid-19

In a first case of infection after vaccination in Uttar Pradesh, a Lucknow based doctor, who had received two doses of vaccine, has tested positive for coronavirus.

According to sources, Dr Nitin Mishra, who was Emergency Medical Officer (EMO) at the Civil Hospital in the state capital, tested positive for Covid-19 and had been quarantined at home.

Sources said that Mishra had received two doses of Covaxin on February 16 and March 15. "Mishra developed a cough and cold and also had temperature after the second shot of the vaccine," said a senior health official here on Monday.

"We are trying to identify the people, who had come into contact with Mishra," the official said.

The official said that the doctor did not have any serious complications, as a result of which he had been advised home quarantine.

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Chief medical officer Dr M K Singh sought to allay fears about the vaccine and said that it was 'safe'. "Most of those, who are vaccinated, will not be infected with the virus and even if some of them are infected, it will not be serious," Singh added.

UP has also been witnessing a surge in the Covid-19 cases in the past few weeks. Over 3.600 fresh cases were reported since the beginning of this month. Lucknow was the worst affected accounting for 675 cases alone.

The experts have warned that the state may be heading toward the second wave of Covid-19.