January 5 According to several American media reports, U.S. Representative Kay Granger’s office announced on the afternoon of the 4th local time that the congressman tested positive for the novel coronavirus. In December 2020, 77-year-old Granger just got the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.
According to local outlets such as The Texas Tribune, NBC, Granger’s office said the lawmaker was tested for COVID-19 after arriving in Washington, D.C., and she is currently asymptomatic and “feels well”.
Granger said that he would continue to receive medical treatment and is currently quarantined.
She didn’t disclose more details, and she didn’t know how she contracted the virus. According to US media, Granger has been vaccinated against the first dose of COVID-19 in December 2020.
In response, Dr. Beth Kazanoff-Piper, president of the Dallas County Medical Association, noted that people still need to take all the precautions after getting the first dose of the vaccine, as if they had never been vaccinated.
Granger may have contracted COVID-19 before receiving the first dose or vaccine to produce results. It is reported that comprehensive protection may not be achieved until weeks after the completion of the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine.
Even if the whole vaccination process is completed, it is still possible to be infected by the virus, because the vaccine does not provide 100% protection.
