Is it possible to get vaccinated against coronavirus after 60 years: reviews

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation officially allowed all citizens who have reached the age of 18 to be vaccinated. But few people know whether it is possible to be vaccinated against coronavirus after 60 years, whether there are contraindications and how dangerous it is for patients in old age.

Conditions for vaccination for persons over 60 years of age

The Minister of Health M. Murashko recently announced that in the absence of any serious chronic diseases in elderly citizens, the drug "Sputnik V" is approved for use.

The conditions for getting vaccinated for people over 60 years old are the same as for other citizens:

• refuse alcoholic beverages 3 days before vaccination and for the same period after;
• psychologically prepare for vaccination;
• 1-2 days before vaccination, it is not recommended to visit the sauna or bath;
• in case of a tendency to the appearance of allergic reactions one day before and after the administration of the drug, take antihistamines;
• the patient should not have signs of ARVI for 30 days before the intended vaccination;
• after vaccination, it is not recommended to leave the medical facility for half an hour (so that the doctor can track the possible development of an acute allergic reaction).

After being vaccinated against coronavirus, doctors recommend that people over 60 do not visit public places for at least a month. Since it is during this period, while immunity to the disease is being formed, the risk of infection is high.

Who shouldn't be vaccinated

The head of the Gamaleya Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology A. Gintsburg recommends that senior citizens be sure to check with an immunologist before vaccination. This is due to the fact that at this age, severe pathologies of the immune system are a direct contraindication to the administration of the drug.

Such diseases include:

• HIV;
• AIDS;
• systemic lupus erythematosus;
• autoimmune hepatitis and many others.

All diseases of the immune system interfere with its normal functioning, so it is extremely difficult to predict the body's response to a vaccine.

Contraindications

Immunologists and virologists before being vaccinated against coronavirus after 60 years, recommend an antibody test. Despite the fact that at this age patients most often get sick in moderate and severe form, it is completely impossible to exclude the asymptomatic course of the disease.

There are also a number of contraindications in which vaccination must be postponed or abandoned altogether:

• hypersensitivity to the components of the drug;
• SARS, including if less than 14 days have passed after recovery;
• if you have been vaccinated against another disease within the last 30 days before the time of treatment;
• exacerbation of chronic diseases (drug administration is allowed only 2-4 weeks after recovery or remission).

With a tendency to an allergic reaction, an elderly patient must stay in the hospital for 1-2 days after vaccination.

Many older people are interested in whether it is possible to get vaccinated if they have already had a coronavirus. Experts are allowed to be vaccinated only six months after recovery. In this case, you will first need to do an antibody test.

Vaccine reaction

In people over 60 years old, after the administration of the drug, the same reaction is observed as in citizens of a younger age.

Within 3 days after vaccination, the following symptoms may appear:

• joint aches;
• pain in the muscles;
• chronic fatigue syndrome;
• general malaise;
• headache;
• chills;
• increased body temperature;
• swelling, redness and pain at the injection site.

With a severe allergic reaction, it is recommended to take antihistamines. If the body temperature rises above 38 °, then it is allowed to drink an antipyretic agent.

What not to do after COVID-19 vaccination

To minimize the risk of side effects, a number of the following recommendations must be followed within a few days after vaccination:

• do not drink alcoholic beverages;
• give up physical activity;
• do not wet the injection site for at least 3 days;
• do not visit the sauna or bath.

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Doctors do not recommend swimming in natural pools and ponds until the injection site has healed.

Self-isolation or vaccination?

Some senior citizens believe that the coronavirus vaccine after 60 years can be dangerous to health and life. Therefore, they prefer to be in self-isolation.

But since herd immunity is predicted to form only a few months after the start of vaccination, the confinement may be delayed. And isolation from society, the inability to see loved ones can negatively affect the emotional state and mental health.

Therefore, it is best to listen to the feedback of doctors who are observing the reaction to the vaccine in elderly patients. They note that they tolerate it in the same way as younger citizens. Side effects disappear within 3 days, serious complications and deaths are not registered

Outcomes

Those citizens who doubt whether it is possible to get vaccinated against coronavirus after 60 years old, you need to know that the drug "Sputnik V" is absolutely safe for them. But covid can lead to serious health problems, many of which become fatal in old age.