While the vaccination campaign against Covid-19 is gaining momentum, and the terraces of bars and restaurants have reopened, are the bon vivants right to celebrate their immunization with one or more glasses of alcohol?
- Tuesday, May 18, 4,015 people are hospitalized in intensive care because of Covid-19 (-171 in the last 24 hours).
- The average number of new daily critical care admissions is 185 people (a figure down -32.2% over the last 7 days).
This is a question that many are asking with the reopening of bars: can I go for a drink on the terrace if I have just been vaccinated against Covid-19?
Alcohol impairs the immune response
So, and without wanting to be a killjoy, it is better to avoid, or at least try not to drink massive amounts of alcohol. First, because side effects can appear quickly after the bite, such as fever or pain in the arm. Then because alcohol alters the immune response and increases susceptibility to bacterial and viral infections.
Moreover, if ever the fever occurs at night, alcohol will accentuate the dehydration of the body. Finally, if you are anxious by nature, alcohol risks during the night or the next day to accentuate your stress in relation to the vaccination, even if drinking a drink relaxes you on the spot. Also consider that a hangover combined with the possible discomfort caused by your body’s artificial encounter with the coronavirus can be more than unpleasant.
Alcohol temporarily decreases pain
Only small argument in favor of a cocktail, a beer or a glass of wine post vaccination: alcohol temporarily reduces the pain caused by the needle. Beyond alcohol, know that, even vaccinated, you must keep the mask and barrier gestures, in case you find unvaccinated friends, colleagues or family members.
Since the start of the vaccination campaign in France, 21,094,191 people have received at least one injection against Covid-19 (i.e. 31.5% of the total population and 40.2% of the adult population) and 9,121,804 people received two injections (i.e. 13.6% of the total population and 17.4% of the adult population).
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