Sajid Javid says he had a rapid lateral flow test and is awaiting confirmation from a PCR test. He has received two doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
British Health Minister Sajid Javid has revealed he has tested positive for COVID-19, but says his symptoms are mild and he is thankful to have had two doses of vaccine against the disease.
Mr Javid tweeted on March 17 that he had received a first shot of Oxford/AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, posting a picture of him getting a second dose on May 16. Vaccines are not 100 per cent effective at preventing infection, but fully-vaccinated people are less likely to get seriously ill with COVID-19 even if they can test positive.Real-world analysis published by Public Health England has found that two doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine are 60 per cent effective against symptomatic disease from the Delta variant and 92 per cent effective against hospitalisation.
Britain is facing a new wave of cases of COVID-19, but Mr Johnson and Mr Javid claim the vaccine programme has largely broken the link between COVID-19 cases and mortality, although Mr Johnson has said that the country should reconcile itself to the prospect of more deaths from coronavirus.
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