A big headline seems to have triggered the viral panic button on social media this week. Throughout my timelines and newsfeed, I am seeing reports of a nurse who got COVID-19 more than a week after receiving one of the vaccines. Of more concern, this news has been followed by questions from people wondering about the efficacy of the vaccine and whether they should get it. As the former president of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and an atmospheric sciences professor at the University of Georgia, I could not help but notice similarities between how this story is playing out and what we deal with as meteorologists. Let me explain. Registered nurse Patricia Cummings administers the COVID-19 vaccine to Vice President-elect Kamala … [+] Harris December 29, 2020 at the United Medical Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Edelman / AFP) (Photo by ALEX EDELMAN/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images I am no medical or infectious disease expert, but I am attentive to most science matters. The first thing that came to mind are the following questions: Weren’t the two vaccines on the market said to have a 90 to 95% effective rate? Aren’t two doses required? Isn’t there a lag time after the dosage before the vaccine is effective? Even w… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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A Nurse Got Coronavirus After Being Vaccinated
