Friday, May 07, 2021

New Jersey doctor who was 'giant' in field of infectious diseases dies of COVID-19 in India - ABC News

New Jersey doctor who was 'giant' in field of infectious diseases dies of COVID-19 in India - ABC News

At the bottom of the feature is says he was vaccinated so this should not have happened.

Right?

Rajendra Kapila's wife, Dr. Deepti Saxena-Kapila, told the Hindustan Times that he had received both Pfizer vaccine doses in the U.S. before heading to India.

Fully vaccinated people have a significantly lower risk of getting COVID-19 and even lower risk of severe COVID-19. It's possible to die from the virus after being fully vaccinated, but it's exceptionally rare. In the United States, out of 105 million fully vaccinated people, about 70 cases of death from COVID-19 have been reported. Mostly of the vaccinated people who died were older and frail, with significant underlying medical conditions.

According to his ex-wife, the 81-year-old doctor suffered from diabetes and heart complications, WABC reported.

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