Russian vaccine: is it forbidden to drink alcohol after its application or can it?

The Gamaleya Center, developer of vacuna rusa Sputnik V against coronavirus, denied that he was “not allowed” use alcohol for 42 days after application, and reported that avoid excessive consumption of these drinks as well as the use of drugs that suppress the immune system an indication common to all vaccines.

“Of course we are not talking about a total ban on alcohol during vaccination. We are only talking about a reasonable limitation of consumption until the body has formed its immune response to the infection coronavirus», Said Alexander Ginzburg, director of Gamaleya today.

“Likewise, taking drugs that suppress the immune system within 42 days while immunity is established is not recommended. coronavirus. These are all standard recommendations for vaccination in order to achieve maximum efficiency, “he stressed.” However, he recalled, doctors recommend do not drink alcohol for 3 days after each injection “.

Russia started on Saturday vaccinate massively to workers at high risk of contagion Covid-19, in the new vaccination centers opened throughout the city of Moscow.

In this context, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Tatiana Golikova, said on Friday that vaccinated people should avoid public places and reduce consumption drugs and alcohol within the first 42 days after the first dose.

“The statement existed, but it seems to me that it was out of context or unhappy. In Russia excessive alcohol consumption is a very important problem, but moderate alcohol consumption in no way affects the immune response, ”explains Jorge Geffner, doctor in biochemistry and researcher at Conicet.

According to the Russian authorities, Sputnik V it reaches its effectiveness 7 days after the second dose, and 28 days after the first, but the percentage of 91.4% could reach 95% after 42 days. Until is the cheapest of those shown, with a cost of less than $ 10 each of the two doses needed to achieve efficacy.