2 doctors get COVID-19 infection 20 days after 1st dose of vaccine

Two resident doctors who took first dose of COVID-19 vaccine were detected with the mild form of the infectious disease. A senior resident doctor from Government General and Chest Hospital, Erragadda, took the first dose on January 19 and was detected with COVID-19 on February 12, which is 24 days after taking the first shot. The second case is of a resident doctor from Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), Panjagutta, took the jab on January 22 and was detected with the infectious disease on February 11, which is 20 days after the first dose. Both, from Pulmonology specialization, were administered Covishield.