With much of the world gradually opening up as the peak of the COVID-19 virus subsides as we approach summer, many of those who have chosen to take the COVID-19 vaccine are eager to know whether they can enjoy a drink amid uncertainty as to whether alcohol could mix badly with the contents of their jab.
Covid-19 Vaccine: Alcohol after shots
The positive news for the vaccinated is that the general consensus of medical professionals indicate that an alcoholic beverage is permissible after taking their shots.
"It's a great question. The simple, short answer is yes," Dr. Mark Loafman, chair of family and community medicine for Cook County Health, told NBC. "There's no prohibition against drinking alcohol. It wasn't specifically studied and there's an assumption that some, you know, an average number of people in the study did use alcohol during the study, but it wasn't specifically measured."
Inmune System: alcohol and Covid-19 vaccine
However, the doctor did warn that "excessive" amounts of alcohol could weaken the immune system. "We know in general that people who have used alcohol, excessive doses of alcohol, have a weakened immune system and that makes them more susceptible to infection and may weaken their response to a vaccine," he said.
That sentiment was echoed by Ilhem Messaoudi, director of the Center for Virus Research at the University of California. "We know from other studies that chronic alcohol consumption can lead to weak vaccine responses and reduce protection," Messaoudi told AARP. "The same most likely applies to the COVID-19 vaccine. Those who drink in excess are likely to generate dampened immune responses and also be at higher risk of having severe COVID-19."
When it comes to how long one should stay away from alcohol prior to vaccination, the scientific community is not settled on the matter.
"We've been getting a lot of questions from our patients about this," Dr. Angela Hewlett, an associate professor of infectious diseases who directs the COVID infectious diseases team at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, told the New York Times.
"Understandably, people who are receiving these vaccines want to make sure they're doing all the right things to maximise their immune response."
Russian health official Anna Popova, head of the consumer health watchdog, warned in late 2020 that those about to take the Sputnik V vaccine should avoid alcohol two months prior to getting the shot, which caused a stir. "It's a strain on the body. If we want to be healthy and have a strong immune response, don't drink alcohol," she told Komsomolskaya Pravda.
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