Nurse battling COVID-19 may have contracted virus between vaccine doses By KGTV Staff | January 23, 2021 at 11:43 PM CST - Updated January 24 at 9:39 PM
CHULA VISTA, Calif. (KGTV) - A California emergency room nurse is fighting for his life after he tested positive for COVID-19 and was hospitalized days after receiving his second dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
Since the pandemic began, Danny Plata, a single father of two, has been on the frontlines as an ER nurse at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center. On Dec. 22, he and his fellow nurse, Chris Pena, received their first doses of the Pfizer vaccine, and 17 days later, on Jan. 8, they returned for their second doses.
San Diego nurse may have contracted COVID between vaccinations, doctor says
Experts says Pfizer vaccine is 50% effective between first and second doses
South Bay ER nurse fighting for his life after positive COVID test days after second vaccine dose.
and last updated 2021-01-22 21:31:58-05
CHULA VISTA, Calif. (KGTV) - A South Bay ER nurse is fighting for his life, after he tested positive for COVID-19 days after receiving his second vaccine dose.
Since the pandemic began, Danny Plata, a single father of two, has been on the frontlines as an ER nurse at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center.
On December 22, friend and fellow nurse, Chris Pena, says he and Plata, 38, of Bonita, received their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. 17 days later, on January 8, they returned for their second dose.
He s just someone you can depend on, especially working side by side when you know there is a pandemic and a global crisis. He is one of those persons you want by your side, said Fabiola De La Torre, a coworker of Plata s in the Emergency Department at Sharp. He is one of the nurses that as soon as someone comes in that is critically ill in the ambulance, he runs towards it, you know, he puts himself at risk, she said of Plata s dedication to his work and patients.
De La Torre said they don t know where Plata contracted COVID-19, but he was also caring for his own father who tested positive for the disease.