Thread by @TorontoStar

After a year working on the front-lines as a nurse, Jenna Heather saw her second COVID-19 vaccine as a “light at the end of the tunnel." Then a month later, she contracted COVID-19.

She's one of a few rare cases of when COVID-19 has a "breakthrough."
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What came next was a shock to her system. She suffered from fever, sore throat, runny nose, headaches and nausea for a week. Still, she’s thankful she had some protection from the vaccine.

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Scientists say cases like Heather’s — which are rare and normal for any vaccine — are a lesson for Canadians to stay diligent and follow public health measures until most of the population has been jabbed. torstar.co/zRlR50Ex6qt

Heather is recovered and never needed to be hospitalized. But she still has shortness of breath and needs an inhaler to help her get through her shifts at work. She’s 27, has no underlying conditions.

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Breakthrough cases don’t mean vaccines aren’t working. “What (they are) highly effective for — almost 100 per cent — is keeping people out of hospital and preventing them from dying," said Dr. Anna Banerji.

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