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While the queues for vaccinations are breaking records, and ice cream is given in GUM for the coronavirus vaccine, we decided to tell you how best to prepare yourself for the administration of the drug from covid.
The situation is heating up – with each passing day, cases of coronavirus infection are growing. Even more alarming is the spread of a new, more dangerous Indian strain, which was also recorded in Russia.
Many people make the choice in favor of vaccination in order to protect their health and try to minimize the consequences of the disease and its consequences. How can you help your body before vaccination?
Talk to your doctor
We have already told you about the list of contraindications for vaccination against coronavirus and about who should not be vaccinated.
Before getting vaccinated, be sure to visit a doctor who can help you weigh the pros and cons. Be sure to study the list of contraindications and make sure that you are not at risk. In our country, acute infectious diseases are also considered a contraindication to vaccination.
Recent covid, the presence of antibodies, and the calmness after the illness ends can make you feel too relaxed and give up on precautions. Well, we’ll upset you. You should not rely on a sufficient level or simply the presence of antibodies from a previous illness. Even if you have already developed antibodies, vaccination should not harm and may even improve the situation by increasing immunity. It is known that the WHO believes that due to the spread of new strains, it is possible to vaccinate immediately after recovery, without waiting six months or some other long period. (although WHO stresses that there is little certainty on this issue)… In any case, be sure to consult your doctor.
If you have come into contact with a person who has confirmed covid and are in quarantine, then the only reason why you should not get vaccinated is the risk of infecting a healthcare professional. The health risks of vaccination at the onset of the disease are unknown.
Decide on a vaccine
There are three covid vaccines available in Russia – you need to decide which one is acceptable for you.
Unfortunately, performance data are published only for Sputnik V. In other cases, there is some uncertainty. All three drugs are made using different technologies so that doctors can choose the most suitable drug for their patients for vaccination.
Don’t forget the documents
You must have a passport (or other identity document), SNILS, or a compulsory health insurance policy with you. This way, you can be entered into the vaccinated register.
Check the name of the vaccine
There were cases when in vaccination rooms “Sputnik V” was replaced by “EpiVacKorona” (sometimes even without warning, which is an absolute violation of the law)
IMPORTANT: Sputnik V’s label will say Gam-COVID-Vac, the other two vaccines have the same official and well-known names.
In the event that you were not shown an ampoule with the drug, you have every right to ask a medical professional about it.
If the clinic employee refuses to do this, this is a reason to be wary.
All vaccines registered in Russia are administered twice, after a certain period of time. If you come to receive a second dose, and you are offered to be vaccinated with the second component of another drug, referring to the lack of the necessary ampoule, you should refuse.
Pay attention to your well-being
After vaccination, as well as after using any drug, there may be side effects, which we wrote about earlier.
All of them are described in the instructions. In most cases, this is pain at the injection site, fever and headache, weakness. Sputnik V, which has been studied better, has other undesirable reactions in its instructions – mostly flu-like symptoms (chills, pain in muscles and joints, general malaise). In these cases, you must inform your doctor about your discomfort.
Don’t forget about safety measures
Even in spite of the vaccination, do not forget about the mask regime, which must be followed by both unvaccinated and vaccinated people.
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