Doctors shocked as German man receives over 200 doses of COVID-19 vaccine

A German man received over 200 COVID-19 vaccine doses in 29 months. This prompted medical professionals to evaluate the impact of this high number of vaccinations on his health.

While the 62-year-old German man received many more vaccine doses than recommended, researchers at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg have not found any negative effects on his overall health.

Dr Kilian Schober of the university's microbiology department, explained that the researchers first learned about the case through newspaper articles. They then approached the man, who volunteered to undergo various tests at the University of Erlangen and provided fresh blood and saliva samples.

The researchers also tested some frozen blood samples of his that had been stored in recent years.

Dr Schober revealed that the man received further vaccination “at his own insistence” while the research team was taking his blood samples.

"We were able to use these samples to determine exactly how the immune system reacts to the vaccination," he added. 

Suspecting fraud, the Magdeburg public prosecutor gathered evidence for 130 vaccinations and initiated an investigation. However, no criminal charges were filed against the man.

Covid vaccines are not infectious, but they help train your body to defend itself against the virus.

Messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines work by exposing genetic code from the virus to the body’s cells.This trains the immune system to recognise and fight the real virus if encountered later. While Schober worried repeated doses might weaken the immune system, no such signs were found in the studied person, who also showed no prior Covid infection.

Although the researchers found no negative health effects in the elderly man, they cautionedagainst drawing broad conclusions from this single case. They emphasised that hyper-vaccination should not be considered a strategy to enhance immunity.

According to the university’s website, "Current research indicates that a three-dose vaccination, coupled with regular top-up vaccines for vulnerable groups, remains the favoured approach."

"There is no indication that more vaccines are required," it added.

COVID-19 vaccines can cause temporary side effects. One frequent issue is soreness in the arm or where the shot is given.