Why you can't wet your coronavirus vaccine

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

Since January 2021, mass vaccination against coronavirus has begun in Russia, for which the Sputnik V drug, created by domestic scientists, is used. As with any vaccination, there are a number of recommendations from the Ministry of Health for it. For those who want to protect their health, you need to know how to behave after vaccination and why you cannot wet your coronavirus vaccine.

Vaccination procedure

Before the start of vaccination against Covid-19, the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation sent a list of conditions and indications for vaccination to all regions of the country.

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It contains the following conditions:

• Before vaccination, it is not necessary to take a test for the presence of antibodies to the virus.
• A polymerase chain reaction test is performed only when a person has 1 or more symptoms of coronavirus or has had contact with an infected person for 14 days.
• Before vaccination, an examination by a therapist is required.
• It is forbidden to be vaccinated if the patient has even a slight increase in body temperature.
• Those people who have already had COVID-19 or those who tested positive for antibodies do not need vaccination.
• It is not recommended to wet the injection site for at least 3 days.
• It is undesirable to visit the sauna and bathhouse for several days.
• It is strictly forbidden to consume alcoholic beverages for 3 days.
• For a few days, you must give up any physical activity.

If, after vaccination against coronavirus, there is a significant increase in temperature (from 38 °), then an antipyretic agent can be taken. If swelling appears at the injection site, it is recommended to drink an antihistamine.

Potential Side Effects of Sputnik V Vaccine

The coronavirus vaccine, like any other vaccine, can have some side effects. Depending on the individual characteristics of the person, they can appear up to 7 days after receiving the vaccine.

The most common side effects include:

• discomfort at the injection site - swelling, redness, pain;
• chills;
• general malaise;
• headache;
• temperature increase;
• painful sensations in the muscles.

More rare unpleasant manifestations include:

• an increase in regional lymph nodes;
• allergic reactions;
• decreased appetite;
• nausea;
• violation of the digestive process.

More serious side effects have not been noted during the entire period of vaccination against coronavirus.

It is important to know that the Covid-19 vaccine does not yet exempt from the obligation to wear gloves and a mask.

Can or can not wet the vaccination site

To understand why it is impossible to wet the coronavirus vaccine, you need to find out what the consequences can be if water gets on it.

Some doctors believe that the recommendation that the vaccine should not be wetted is inappropriate. This opinion is due to the fact that the ingress of water at the injection site does not in any way affect the well-being of a person.

But other experts still recommend not wetting the injection site for at least 3 days, in order to make it easier to track the occurrence of local side effects. This will help provide timely assistance if needed.

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To avoid accidental wetting, before hygienic procedures, the injection site must be covered with gauze and cellophane film, which are fixed with a plaster.

If water does get in, then there is no need to panic. Carefully blot the vaccine with a dry cloth. In this case, rubbing movements should be avoided.

Is it possible to visit the sauna or bath

There are no direct bans on visiting steam rooms from the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. But still, doctors do not recommend doing this for at least 3 days after vaccination. This is due to the fact that it is not known how overheating can affect the health of a person who has been vaccinated.

How to reduce your risk of side effects

To make it easier to transfer vaccination against coronavirus, you need to listen to the following recommendations of specialists:

• give up alcohol for at least 3 days in order to reduce the load on the liver;
• remove harmful foods from the diet (too salty, smoked, fatty, fried);
• avoid stressful situations;
• provide sufficient time for rest;
• reduce physical activity as much as possible;
• limit visits to public places to avoid possible contact with patients with respiratory diseases.

All doctors, without exception, recommend refusing to swim in pools and natural bodies of water until the injection site has completely healed. This is due to the fact that there is a great risk of infection.

Outcomes

Sputnik V is currently the only drug that has a minimal list of side effects. Vaccination is the most effective way to stop a pandemic. Therefore, in the absence of contraindications, it is recommended that you be vaccinated against coronavirus.