While researchers and scientists around the world have found significant success in developing effective vaccines to fight the Coronavirus pandemic, they have also warned people of taking certain precautions after taking the anti-Covid jab.
It is learnt that as of now scientists have developed three vaccines with efficacy rates above 90 per cent which has raised hopes for millions of finding a cure for the deadly virus.
Days ahead of the mass vaccination drive in Russia the health officials have asked the citizens to abstain from alcohol for around two months after taking the ‘Sputnik V’ anti-Covid vaccine. It is understood that drinking alcohol after getting a Coronavirus vaccine can significantly blunt the immune response and potentially render the vaccine ineffective. Incidentally this warning doesn’t just apply to the Sputnik V vaccine but all covid-19 vaccines. It must be said that abstaining from alcohol for two months after the anti-Covid jab would be a difficult proposition to follow for regular drinkers.
In India it is common knowledge that heavy drinkers stand in a queue in front of a wine store early in the morning even before the store is open. It would be almost impossible for these drunkards to keep away from alcohol even for a day after they receive the vaccine. How this issue will be tackled in the country remains to be seen.
