Insulated case: Kosovar from Germany, in intensive care, despite vaccine

Even though he had done his full vaccination just weeks earlier, a 50-year-old Kosovo Albanian, who was staying in Barvari, was sick of the corona. He had to be treated in the intensive care unit, writes pnp.de. It's an unusual case, doctors say.

Xhavit Ismaili had enjoyed his holiday in Kosovo, his hometown, at least in the first few days. Then 50-year-old from Landau an der Isar noticed that he couldn't smell anything anymore, broadcasts albinfo.ch. My whole body started to hurt. I was in pain on my limbs”, he remembers. Typical signs of coronary infection.

Then he went home, and they had to go into the intensive care unit. This was happening despite the fact that Ishmael had already been completely vaccinated. After his return to Germany, his condition continued to deteriorate. His wife made the right decision: she took her husband to the hospital, to Donau- Isar-Klinikum in Deggendorf writes Passauer Neue Presse (PNP).

The diagnosis he got there was: Coronervirus delta. He suffered from pneumonia. It was a shock to the 50-year-old who was vaccinated just weeks ago. Ismajli was given vaccine by Johnson & Johnson, according to experts, a single dose of vaccine is sufficient for this active ingredient from Great Britain to provide full protection from the vaccine.

It is possible to operate the virus despite inoculation, but the risk of the disease is significantly minimized through protection from vaccine. Disease effects are also reduced. According to the Robert Koch Institute, Ismajli is one of 0.03 percent of the more than 50 million people vaccinated in Germany who were infected with the virus until September 1st.

Such a severe flow of illness as Ishmael's experience is even more rare: He was in the clinic's intensive care unit for a week. Sometimes he had to go through oxygen.

I didn't think it would hit me so badly without a previous disease,” says Ishmael about the paper.

After seven days in the intensive care unit, he was allowed to return home, where he began quarantine. His condition has improved, he says. However, he still has difficulty breathing and carries a constant cough. When he speaks long, he needs regular vacations to relax.

Xhavit Ismaili exhorts people that it is not enough to rely on vaculation for protection alone, albinfo.ch. In everyday life, even people who enjoy full protection from inoculation must be careful and stick to well - known AHA rules. However, he relates his case: “I don't know what would happen to me if I hadn't vaccinated”.