The Hindu Explains | Can people test positive for COVID-19 even after inoculation?
The HinduThe story so far: The Indian Council of Medical Research has reported that around two to four of 10,000 people given two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have tested positive for the disease. Coronavirus | Vaccines aimed at curbing severe COVID-19: experts Results from the Pfizer phase 3 trial showed that of the 21,720 who got the second dose of the vaccine, eight tested positive for COVID-19, or about 0.03%. According to data presented by Dr. Bhargava, of the 1.7 million people who got a second dose of Covaxin, 695 tested positive — a rate of 0.04%. That 5,709 people who got a second dose of either vaccine tested positive of the 17 million inoculated persons suggests that 3 people per 10,000 tested positive, which is higher than the rate the CDC is reporting, of 8 in 100,000.