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Covid vaccine precautions
My father has undergone aortic valve replacement surgery 8 years ago.
He is been prescribed to daily take blood thinner WARF ever since then.
Since these are strong anticoagulant, I would like to know what precautions we need to take before he receives covid vaccine shot. It would br great to get insights from professionals.
Thank you.
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Dr. Vikash Goyal
Cardiologist
14 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Ck the inr
If it is les than 3 then take the vaccine
Compress the injection site with cotton for 10 mins, Don not rub it
If INR more than 3 then consult, as there is need to decrease the dose of Anticoagulant
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Dr. Chandan Kumar Ray Mohapatra
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon
5 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
he can take vaccine. Bcz the amount of vaccine dose is very less and the needle use for this is also very small. so less chance of any complications. I advised all my patient to take vaccine. after vaccination, if any fever developed, then just consult any physician or ur doctor
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