What if you get infected between two doses of vaccine?

But, even after revaccination, you are not completely protected, American experts warn.

If you receive the Pfizer vaccine, you will have to wait three weeks between the first and second dose, while in the case of the Moderna vaccine, it is necessary to wait for four weeks between the vaccines.
For both vaccines, you are not fully vaccinated until two weeks after the second dose.

One can get infected after the first dose

The time is needed for the immune system to start creating a response, and experts are still not sure how much protection people have after receiving the first dose. Current studies suggest that a single dose of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine is about 80% effective in preventing coronavirus infection, approximately two weeks after the first dose.
"It's definitely possible and it's happening," said Paul Pottinger, expert for infectious diseases at The University of Washington, when clarifying the possibility of infection between the two doses.
"Remember, we even register infections in patients who are fully immunized, which means a good two to five weeks after the second dose of any of the mentioned vaccines is needed," Pottinger added.
Experts are familiar with this possibility. Pottinger pointed out that initial clinical trials for Pfizer and Moderna vaccines showed that both were approximately 95% effective in preventing Covid 19 after both doses administered. But some of the vaccinated who became ill during the study were in between their two doses.

Protection against severe illness and death

Although almost nothing is 100% proof in the field of medicine, it seems that one dose of the vaccine is close to ideal in terms of preventing hospitalization and death.
"The studies showed...