German man vaccinated against Covid 217 times had no side-effects

File photo shows a 87-year-old man getting his booster shot at the vaccination center in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. ©Michael Probst/Copyright 2021 The AP. All rights reserved

A German man who was vaccinated against coronavirus 217 times in the last 29 months has reportedly shown no side-effects, according to a study published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.

The 62-year-old showed no sign of being infected with the virus that causes COVID-19.

The man, from Magdeburg in Germany, said he was vaccinated so many times for "personal reasons" according to researchers from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.

Researchers contacted the man after hearing about him from a newspaper and asked if they could undertake tests to examine his body's response to the multiple COVID-19 jabs.

The team found that the man had higher levels of certain immune cells and antibodies against the virus which causes COVID-19 than people who had received three vaccinations, but otherwise, the man did not show any signs of a compromised immune system.

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