In Russia, they advise not to drink alcohol until 42 days after being vaccinated with Sputnik V – Telam

This Saturday, the vaccination campaign began in Russia and the first to receive Sputnik V are health professionals.

This Saturday, when the COVID-19 vaccination plan began in Russia, Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golíkova, in charge of the operation at the national level, urged those immunized with Sputnik V not to drink alcohol. alcohol before 42 days. applied the first of two doses. Especially Argentina will receive 10 million of these vaccines before the end of the year.

According to Reuters, Golíkova said on Friday “that vaccinated people should also avoid public places and rreduce drug consumption“. In turn, people who have received the flu shot must wait at least 30 days to apply Sputnik V.

The reason for this contraindication would be that alcohol consumption can prevent the person from generating the necessary antibodies and not producing the desired immunity.

Faced with this novelty, many Russians who were going to be vaccinated they would have decided to wait until next year, that is to say after the holidays.

The Gamaleya Center, developer of this vaccine, and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (FIDR), indicated that Sputnik V is over 95% effective. The price of the two doses it includes will be around $ 20.