Corona vaccination: How can I prevent side effects?
Created: 07/01/2022 09:54
By: Judith Brown
Anyone who struggles with side effects after a corona vaccination likes to use antipyretics.
Does prophylactic use make sense?
Despite the warm, summery temperatures, the corona virus does not give us
a
“breather”: the number of
new corona infections in Germany
is currently increasing again.
According to the
Robert Koch Institute (RKI)
, the nationwide
seven-day incidence
on Thursday (June 30) was 668.6 and has thus increased significantly compared to the previous month (189.0).
Even if the federal government's
vaccination campaign
is currently on the wane, experts still consider vaccination to be a tried and tested method in the fight against the corona virus.
In view of the increasing number of new infections, people will possibly choose the spade again – despite
side effects
that can occur after vaccination.
Drugs
can be used
to effectively alleviate the side effects of vaccination
afterwards
.
But what about
prophylactic intake
?
Corona vaccination: How can I prevent side effects?
Fever and headache can occur as side effects of vaccinations.
Should one therefore resort to paracetamol & co. before the spade?
(Iconic image) © Andriy Popov/IMAGO
Side effects such as
chills, fever, headaches and muscle pain are not uncommon in
response to a vaccination against SARS-CoV-2
, especially in younger adults
.
Fever-reducing analgesics can – as with other vaccinations – alleviate the flu-like symptoms.
In its "Information sheet on vaccination against COVID-19" (as of May 24, 2022), the RKI recommends taking the active ingredient
paracetamol
as an example if pain or fever occurs after the vaccination.
The cyclooxygenase-2 enzyme inhibitors suppress prostaglandin synthesis and effectively alleviate the side effects of vaccination.
At the same time, however, the level of the so-called vaccination titre
can be reduced by inhibiting prostaglandin formation
.
It is a
measure of the body's immunity to a specific disease
after vaccination.
It is still unclear whether the reduction in the immune response is clinically relevant, and there are contradictory scientific results on the impairment of vaccination protection by antipyretic drugs.
Corona vaccination: Do antipyretic drugs help prevent side effects?
Anyone who hears or reads about the side effects of the corona vaccination could be tempted to take medication to prevent possible side effects.
Paracetamol
or
ibuprofen
in particular
are over-the-counter medicines that most people already have at home.
However, the World Health Organization (WHO)
and other experts advise against taking antipyretics prophylactically,
as they do with other vaccinations.
A Canadian research group led by the pharmacologist Mahyar Eminan from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver points out in its publication in the specialist journal "Chest" that it is not known whether the precautionary intake could impair the effectiveness of corona vaccinations.
However, the researchers refer to a study from "The Lancet" from 2009, in which the prophylactic intake of paracetamol during vaccination of children significantly reduced the formation of antibodies compared to the control group.
(
jbr
)
