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Vaccine during periods?
Hi,
I am breastfeeding my 22months old, can I take COVID vaccine during my monthly periods?
Covaxin or Covishield which one is good?
Thanks,
Keerthi
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Any vaccine amongst the available ones can be taken with minimal risk during breastfeeding or menstrual periods. The benefits outweigh the risk of the vaccine, according to the latest ICMR guidelines.
All the vaccines currently available have comparable efficacy and safety. Kindly go ahead with the vaccination. Please take note of the schedule, since it's different for each vaccine.
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The most common side effects following COVID-19 vaccines are fatigue, a fever, headaches, body aches, chills, nausea, diarrhea, and pain at the site of injection, according to the World Health Organization.
These may last from a few days to a week and are mostly self limiting.
Take medication as prescribed by your doctor and rest. You can keep a clean wet cloth on the affected area to reduce pain. Consult your doctor if redness, tenderness, or swelling of the hand worsens.
Drink plenty of fluids to stay hydrated.
Avoid doing strenuous activities for at least 3-4 days after getting the vaccine. It is safer to avoid alcohol and smoking for a few days.
The vaccine does not fully prevent infection by the COVID-19 virus. However it drastically reduces the chances of severe life threatening consequences and death due to COVID-19.
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Absolutely safe .
Choose either
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Yes you can take any of the two
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Dr. Vishakha Vinod
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8 yrs exp
Vadodara
Yes you can take covid vaccine
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Dr. Subhash Choudhary
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Delhi
It's up to your choice if you are suffering any heart problems then go for covishield
Dear patient consult me as ap,need to discuss few things with you thanks
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Dr. Shraddha Das
General Physician
3 yrs exp
Agartala
Yes you can go ahead with either of the two whichever is available. Both have almost same effective efficacy
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Dr. Rajesh Kumar Gupta
General Physician
43 yrs exp
Meerut
You can take either.
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