Corona vaccination: This is how long you should refrain from alcohol before and after
Created: 01/12/2022Updated: 01/12/2022, 3:10 PM
From: Juliane Gutmann
A corona vaccination can be associated with side effects, which is why you should take it easy after the immunization.
But is it allowed to drink alcohol?
Five corona vaccines are available in the European Union (EU): The preparations from Johnson & Johnson, Biontech / Pfizer, Moderna, Astrazeneca and the protein vaccine Nuvaxovid from the manufacturer Novavax.
Health authorities worldwide recommend the corona vaccination because it reduces the risk of serious illnesses.
The majority of medical professionals around the world are also in favor of vaccination *.
According to Russia's chief medical officer Anna Popova, one should refrain from alcohol for a long time before and after the vaccination.
The corona vaccination is supposed to stop the pandemic at last.
According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) as the leading biomedical research facility of the German federal government, the Covid-19 vaccination is the safest way to build protection against the disease.
In this way, severe gradients can be prevented
.
This would mean that far fewer people would have to be treated in intensive care units * due to Corona.
Regardless of which vaccine is administered, the consequences in the body are the same: After the immunization, the body's own defenses produce antibodies and other immune cells that are effective against coronaviruses. In the case of the mRNA vaccines from Biontech / Pfizer and Moderna, this is done using so-called messenger RNA, inactivated parts of the coronavirus genome. Upon contact with this messenger RNA, the body produces proteins that are typical for the coronavirus, which do not make you sick,
but stimulate the immune system to produce corona antibodies
. So the immune system is busy and in many people a little more susceptible to pathogens. Accordingly, you should take it easy after a vaccination - and not drink alcohol.
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You should avoid alcohol before and after a vaccination.
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Corona vaccination: "Try not to drink alcohol at all in the first few days after a vaccination"
According to the editorial network for Germany (RND), Russia's chief medical officer Anna Popova recommended
not to drink alcohol before and after the vaccination
- for a total of 56 days. The head of the Russian research center Gamaleja, on the other hand, spoke out in favor of three days of alcohol abstinence after a corona vaccination. In general, alcohol should be consumed in moderation. The Barmer Krankenkasse formulates it as follows with regard to vaccinations: “In everyday dealing with innumerable pathogens from the environment, our physical defense is much more challenged than the manageable number of weakened pathogens in vaccines. Our immune system can therefore easily cope with luxury foods: It processes vaccinations even if we then enjoy a delicious coffee with milk, a piece of cream cake or a glass of red wine.
As long as we do this in moderation, we do not disrupt the routine of physical defense
”.
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However, the effects of alcohol on the effectiveness of vaccinations would vary from vaccine to vaccine, which is why the Barmer recommends: “If possible, do not drink alcohol at all in the first few days after a vaccination *.
Or you can just leave it with a glass of wine or beer.
This is because the body can produce poor antibodies after a vaccination if it is busy breaking down the alcohol
".
The joint practice Lüer Hafemann OP-Ambulanz Barsinghausen also speaks out in favor of abstaining from alcohol: The energy that the body needs to break down alcohol should be made available shortly after a vaccination for the formation of antibodies Alcohol consumption should be avoided in the first few days after vaccination “, it says on the pages of the practice.
You should also take it easy on your body after the corona vaccination.
After all, if you exercise after an infection or after a vaccination, you increase the risk of developing myocarditis.
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More sources: https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/themen/coronavirus/coronavirus-imichtung-faq-1788988
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