COVID-19 Dorm Case Reported on 20 Apr Has Received 2 Vaccine Doses

Unbeknownst to some, it’s possible in the first few weeks after vaccination to contract COVID-19.

You’d have to be incredibly unlucky though, to come into contact with the virus soon after getting two jabs in the arm.

But that’s exactly what happened to one dormitory resident recently.

COVID-19 Dorm Case Reported on 20 Apr Has Received 2 Vaccine Doses

14 new coronavirus cases were reported yesterday (20 Apr), of which one was from a dormitory.

The is the first infection in a dormitory in nine days.

The Bangladeshi is a work permit holder who’s employed by Prosper Environmental and Engineering.

He works as a construction supervisor at Sembcorp Marine Admiralty Yard and resides in Westlite Woodlands Dormitory.

On 16 April, the 35-year-old developed a runny nose but did not report his symptoms.

Fortunately, the Ministry of Health (MOH) happened to be carrying out rostered routine testing that day, and swabbed the man.

His pooled result came back positive on 18 Apr for COVID-19 and he was immediately isolated and taken to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases.

Another test was done the next day, which also came back positive.

After his positive test result, the authorities discovered that the dorm resident had already been vaccinated. 

The man received his first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine on 12 March and the second dose on 13 April.

MOH attributed his positive serology test result to his vaccination, as he would have produced antibodies as a result.

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The 35-year-old is the second migrant worker in slightly over a week to get infected after vaccination, but there’s nothing to worry about here.

“As it typically takes a few weeks for an individual to build up immunity after completing vaccination, he was likely to have been infected before he was conferred protection after vaccination,” MOH said.

13 Imported Infections

The remaining 13 infections were all from abroad and had been placed on stay-home notices upon their arrival here.

They include:

• one Singaporean and two permanent residents who returned from India and the Philippines
• one dependant’s pass holder who arrived from Sri Lanka
• four work pass holders who came from India and Malaysia
• four work permit holders who arrived from Bangladesh, India, and Myanmar
• one short-term visit pass holder who came from India to visit her family member here

Unfortunately, a new COVID-19 cluster has formed, involving a recovered case who may have passed on the coronavirus to two other people after he is believed to have been reinfected.

High Recovery Rate

Singapore maintains its high recovery rate of 99.4%, as 60,540 patients out of the 60,865 confirmed cases have recovered from the illness.

74 patients are currently in hospitals, including one in critical condition in the intensive care unit. Most of the remaining patients are stable and improving.

Another 221 patients with mild symptoms and lower risk factors are being isolated and cared for at community facilities.

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