Hyderabad: Two PG medical students of the Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) have tested positive for coronavirus.
Both students were among health workers who took the vaccine shot in the first phase. They tested positive 20 days after being vaccinated.
Director of Public Health Dr. According to Srinivasa Rao, Medicose tested positive for the virus despite wearing a PPE kit and taking all precautionary measures. He said that doctors are working closely with infected patients.
The first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for health workers started on January 16 and the second dose of the vaccine started on Saturday at 140 centers in Telangana.
The second dose of the vaccine will be given only to those who were given the vaccine in the first stage.
