German journalist claims he caught Covid-19 after receiving doses of Sputnik V

Reporter Sergey Satanovskiy, from German wave (DW), said that he caught Covid even after receiving two doses of the Russian immunizer Sputnik V. He volunteered in the vaccine tests last December and, when visiting his grandmother in the countryside for the New Year celebrations, he contracted the disease.

Despite being contaminated, the virus acted lightly in your body. “My temperature rose to 37.4 ºC and I had a sore throat. According to my grandmother, symptoms similar to hers. Mine disappeared two days later. My grandmother, however, had a fever three days in a row and felt very weak, ”said Sergey.

The journalist says that his grandmother had more severe symptoms, “Although she did not have to be hospitalized, she became very ill. He had three weeks of fever, high blood pressure and felt weak and discouraged for a long time ”.

The immunizer is considered responsible for the few and rapid symptoms developed by Sergey. The vaccine generated an immune response to the virus sufficient not to aggravate the journalist’s health. (With information from DW)