Covid 19 Doctor warns against use of alcohol after immunisation

Chandigarh | Monday | 25th January, 2021

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Chandigarh January 24An expert has advised that after taking the Covid-19 vaccine shot people should not prefer consuming alcohol as it can impact the response of the vaccine. These interfere with the mechanism in which the antibodies are expected to be produced in the body after taking the shot. With this the optimum level of antibodies expected could not be reached. So if the optimum level is not achieved the seroprotection expected after 14 days cannot be of that level” Dr Madhu Gupta said. She said there was no such thing that there would be a reaction and any adverse impact of consuming alcohol after taking the vaccine shot..