Fifteen health workers at the Pasay City General Hospital have been infected with the coronavirus disease.
But according to PCGH Officer in Charge John Victor de Gracia, all the hospital workers who tested positive for COVID-19, even after having been vaccinated earlier, are now in stable condition and are expected to recover soon.
De Gracia, who said he himself had contracted the virus, noted that most of them were asymptomatic or with mild symptoms. He said the vaccines they received could have been the big reason why the virus failed to fully impact on their health after being infected.
“Almost all of us are asymptomatic or with mild symptoms. One is admitted as moderate risk. But he is fine,” De Gracia said, stressing that he expected all of them to recover.
Those who were infected were mostly nurses and doctors, one medical technologist and three administrative personnel.
“Fortunately, we were vaccinated before we became infected. If it had happened before we were injected we might have had the situation become serious,” said De Gracia.
This development, however, prompted De Gracia to issue a memo ordering the temporary closure of the hospital’s Out Patient Department Teleconsultation starting March 25, 2021.
According to De Gracia, they were among the city’s health workers who received their first dose of Sinovac that were given by the national government.
“With any vaccine brand, there is always a possibility na ma-infect ka pa rin. Pero (the vaccine) prevents you from becoming a severe case that would need hospitalization,” he said.