No hard and fast rules, say doctors
MUMBAI: An advisory from Russia stating consumption of alcohol should be avoided for 45 days after taking the Covid-19 vaccine has stumped doctors, who have been chosen as the first group in India to be vaccinated against the Covid-causing coronavirus.
Dr Subhash Salunkhe, who is a technical advisor to the state government and a member of the ICMR task force on Covid, said there is no mention of alcohol in the printed material available along with the two vaccines approved in India. “I checked medical literature for any connection between consumption of alcohol and Covid-19 vaccine and only found a casual mention of alcohol’s ability to depress one’s immunity,” he said. There is no scientific study about the 45-day alcohol abstinence and vaccine’s effectiveness. “It seems like a common sense statement: Just as you shouldn’t drink and drive, so also you shouldn’t drink on the day you get vaccinated,” added Dr Salunkhe.
Bhutan, Maldives first among 6 recipients of Covid vaccine from India
Bhutan, Maldives first among 6 recipients of Covid vaccine from India
Bhutan is the first country to receive the Government of India s (GoI) gift of the Covidshield vaccine, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII), on Wednesday, followed by Maldives the same day.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called the move Vaccine Maitri . (Photo: India Today / PTI)
Even in the pandemic, India stayed with her neighbourhood first policy and chose Maldives and Bhutan as the first two countries to be provided with Covid-19 vaccines, that will be delivered today (January 20).
COVID Vaccines Go To Waste Again: Why These 16,000 Shots Were Never Used
01/20/21 AT 8:20 AM
Over 16,000 doses of the COVID vaccine have gone to waste after two different storage and delivery issues caused the drug to spoil before it could be administered to residents in Michigan and Maine.
Michigan health officials said on Tuesday that 21 shipments that contained 11,900 doses of the Moderna COVID vaccine were ruined due to temperature control issues during delivery, the Detroit Free Press reported.
Moderna’s vaccine is stable at 36 to 46 degrees Fahrenheit for up to 30 days and can be stored for up to six months at minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Bharat Biotech warns people with medical conditions against taking Covaxin shot
Bharat Biotech, the manufacturer of Covaxin, has issued a fact sheet on who should avoid taking the drug to avoid possible side effects. According to the company s website, those with a history of allergies, suffering from fever, bleeding disorder, pregnant or breastfeeding, serious health-related issues should not be injected with Covaxin among other conditions.Â
The company said that beneficiaries should first take advice from their doctor or vaccine provider before taking Covaxin. It warned recipients of severe allergic reaction that may include difficulty in breathing, swelling of the face and throat, fast heart-beat, rashes all over the body, dizziness and weakness.
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Bharat Biotech also strongly urged the participants to disclose any allergies or other serious health-related issues to their vaccination officer. Covaxin vaccine | Photo Credit: PTI
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Bharat Biotech s Covaxin is being used in the ongoing nationwide vaccination drive
New Delhi: People who are immuno-compromised or on medication that affects their immune system should not take Covaxin, its developer Bharat Biotech advised on Monday through a factsheet. It also strongly urged the participants to disclose any allergies or other serious health-related issues to their vaccination officer.
Bharat Biotech said people with a history of allergies, have a fever, have a bleeding disorder or are on a blood thinner, are immuno-compromised or on medication that affects the immune system, are pregnant, are breastfeeding or have received another COVID-19 vaccine should not take the Covaxin jab.