{"id":366,"date":"2021-04-20T18:55:43","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T13:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drsunayana.com\/blog\/?p=366"},"modified":"2021-04-20T20:46:46","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T15:16:46","slug":"covid-vaccine-yes-or-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drsunayana.com\/blog\/covid-vaccine-yes-or-no\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID Vaccine: YES Or NO"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today this is a million-dollar question…SHOULD WE SAY YES OR NO TO VACCINE?<\/p>\n

I know by this time most of us above 45 years of age might have got our first dose of either covaxin or covishield. but still, somewhere in the back of the mind, we have this question lurking.<\/p>\n

Facts and myths about getting the vaccine:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.What to do if we get any side effects of it?<\/p>\n

2.When should we take it?<\/p>\n

3.Will it interacts with our regular medicine?<\/p>\n

4.We are having a cold, cough, fever and skin problems?<\/p>\n

5.We have already got covid last year than should we take?<\/p>\n

6. One member in the family is covid positive, should we get a vaccine?<\/p>\n

so on and so forth……<\/p>\n

THINGS TO BE KEPT IN MIND BEFORE TAKING VACCINE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Age: we all know govt is giving vaccines as phased distribution as per age criteria starting from older to the younger age.\u00a0 Now, India expanded its vaccination programme to include all adults over the age of 18 starting 1 May amid a deadly second wave of infections.<\/li>\n
  2. Comorbidity criteria: whether the person is suffering from long term illness such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart problems, cancer, any autoimmune disease.<\/li>\n
  3. Occupation: Doctors, health care workers, frontliners, those who are working in covid wards or are at constant risk of exposure to covid patients.<\/li>\n
  4. Availability of vaccines: now covid vaccine centres receive either covaxin or covishield depending on their availability gives respective doses. You are supposed to know which vaccine has been given the first time, covaxin or covishield, and should not take different vaccines at other time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR VACCINES:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. active covid infection.<\/li>\n
    2. active acute diseases eg. cold, cough, fever, bodyache, diarrhoea, any skin infections.<\/li>\n
    3. severe allergy of any kind of substance, medicine OR tendency to allergy. in such cases first, consult to respective doctor before getting the vaccine.<\/li>\n
    4. known case of allergic to content of vaccine or denatured water.<\/li>\n
    5. any side effects or reaction after the first dose of the vaccine.<\/li>\n
    6. immunocompromised persons like cancer, bleeding disorders like haemophilia, autoimmune disorders.<\/li>\n
    7. research is still in progress about safety for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      WHEN TO TAKE THE SECOND DOSE?<\/strong><\/p>\n