India’s Union Health Ministry has issued guidelines on who should avoid taking Covid-19 vaccines. The ministry also warned against interchanging dosages of vaccines. Watch the video to know more.
The mass vaccination drives have begun all around the world, but there’s no denying the scepricism around vaccines efficacy. And post-vaccination deaths in Norway have only added to people’s fears.
Addrecing this fear vaccine makers and health authorities have issued guidelines about who should not take a COVID-19 vaccine.
Who shouldn’t take the COVID-19 vaccines
-People below the age of 18.-Anyone who has had an allergic reaction to a previous dose of COVID-19 vaccine.-Pregnant and lactating women.-People with symptoms of Covid-19-COVID-19 patients who received plasma therapy in the last 4-6 weeks.-Anyone with any kind of acute illness that required hospitalization recently.-People with abnormally low platelet count shoud avoid Covishield.
Who shouldn’t take Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin:
-People on regular medication for an illness-Have any allergies-Have fever-Are on a blood-thinning medication such as Aspirin.-Pregnant women or breastfeeeding mothers.-People on medicines that impact their immune system.
People have been advised against taking the second dose of Covishield if they had an allergic reaction to the first.
The Union Health Ministry warned against interchanging dosages of vaccines.
THE NORWAY SCARE
Severe side effects of Pfizer’s vaccine in Norway has fuelled vaccine anxiety.
Nowray has raised concerns over the safety of the pfizer vaccine after 29 elderly people did post vaccination
UK’s medicines and hhealthcare Products Regulatory Agency warned people to not take Pfizer’s vaccine if they have allergies.
Common Side effects of Pfixer’s COVID-19 Vaccine:
-Pain in the injected site.-Muscle pain.-Chills-Joint pain.-Fever-Allergic reaction if the rrecipient has any allergies.
The Norwegian authorities have also said that old and terminally ill people should avoid getting vaccinated.
