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Written by: Huang Yongyu
2021-05-24 17:12
Last update date: 2021-05-24 17:15
A female nurse working at the Vaccination Center of Guanyong Gymnasium was initially positive. Experts estimate that there is a chance that the vaccine may pollute the environment during the vaccination period. It is not ruled out that the nurse’s hands or nose will be touched and the test will be "false positive."
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said today (24th) that the female nurse had the "D614D" virus strain, which was consistent with the virus strain used in the Koxing vaccine provided by the center, not the community's "D614G". "It is suspected that the nasal samples collected during the tests were contaminated due to environmental pollution. However, the whole genetic sequence must be further confirmed, and the case will still be classified as a preliminary confirmed case for the time being.
Zhang Zhujun said that after a quick test, it was found that the female nurse had the "D614D" virus strain instead of the "D614G" virus strain currently circulating in the community.
She explained that the female nurse working at the Kwan Chung Vaccine Center had a low viral load and was suspected of environmental pollution. The samples collected from her nasal cavity were contaminated with the vaccine virus strain and tested positive. Therefore, the Department of Health first conducted a rapid test and analysis.
A female nurse in charge of the injection at the Kwun Chung Gymnasium Vaccination Center was initially diagnosed, and the center is operating as usual today.
(Photo by Liang Pengwei)
Still classified as a preliminary confirmed case, the virus in the vaccine is not infectious
She pointed out that the virus strains currently found are consistent with the vaccine, "on the contrary, it is different from the community and the wild." Therefore, it is not considered a confirmed case for the time being, and it is necessary to wait for the genetic sequence to see whether the vaccine virus strain is present. The case is temporarily confirmed as a preliminary confirmed case , Close contacts should continue to be quarantined.
Zhang also pointed out that there have been similar reports in mainland China that medical staff will lower the syringe after taking the needle, which may pollute the environment such as tables and chairs, but because the virus has been inactivated, it will not be infectious.
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