Can you take pain pills after the corona vaccination? - The time of taking is decisive

Painkillers such as ibuprofen or paracetamol should help against the vaccination reactions after a Covid vaccination.

However, when it is taken is crucial for vaccination protection.

Fever, body aches, the so-called Covid arm - a

against the

can have unpleasant side effects, regardless of which vaccine was inoculated. Reaching for a

such as ibuprofen or paracetamol to combat or even prevent such complaints is obvious. The

even suggested taking paracetamol for fever and pain after vaccination in an information sheet on vaccination (January 11, 2021). But as it now suggests, taking painkillers too early could impair vaccination protection.

Researchers at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver are currently

investigating

the question of whether

against a vaccine reaction to the

.

Based on data on side effects and "given the availability of over-the-counter febrile drugs, it is expected that potentially millions around the world will use them to moderate acute systemic side effects associated with COVID-19 vaccination," the researchers write in a form that soon to appear in the journal "Chest".

Painkillers after the corona vaccination can reduce the effect

Why could that be problematic? Some studies - but not all, the researchers emphasize - indicate that

, if taken before or immediately after a vaccination, could reduce vaccination protection. Because they can suppress the natural vaccination reaction, which can be expressed, for example, by a fever. The health portal "aponet.de" writes, "A suppressed immune reaction could theoretically reduce the formation of antibodies and thus the effect of the vaccination." This also applies not only to

, but also to vaccinations against other diseases.

A study from the specialist magazine "The Lancet" showed that taking paracetamol to prevent side effects when vaccinating a cohort of children reduces the antibody titre.

A study from 2014 also shows for adults that administration of paracetamol at least six hours after vaccination had no influence on the immune response, while administration immediately after vaccination weakened it.

Especially for the

from

,

and

, however, it has not yet been investigated what effects preventive

on immunization.

Astrazeneca and Co: No data on pain killers from vaccine manufacturers

A study on the AstraZeneca vaccine, which has just been suspended, mentions that the prophylactic administration of

does not impair immunogenicity - i.e. the ability of the vaccine to trigger an immune reaction in the body.

However, no data has been published, the researchers in Canada note.

In addition, it is not certain whether the results also apply to vaccines of the mRNA type, such as

and

, have it applied.

AstraZeneca is a vector vaccine.

No data on the use of febrile drugs had been published at Moderna, Biontech and Pfizer had merely mentioned that the use of febrile drugs rose with increasing dosage and number of doses.

Nothing was disclosed about immunogenicity.

Regardless of the

, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend

not

before or shortly after a

. They could only be taken in the days after the vaccination to combat side effects. (Ines Alberti)