With the Centre offering vaccination shots for individuals, here are some of the important things that you need to know before getting a jab. For more inquiries, get in touch with our medical team at Vision Multispeciality Hospital.
Before getting the vaccine
- Get yourself registered on the CoWin website or Arogya Setu App. Keep your Aadhaar card handy.
- Refrain yourself from taking steroids a week before and after getting vaccinated.
- Before getting vaccinated, make sure you sleep well for about 7-8 hours
- Ensure you do not consume alcohol or smoke before for a day or two before and after the vaccination
On the day of vaccination
- Keep away from painkillers. That can decrease the efficiency of the vaccine.
- Keep yourself well hydrated. There could be mild side effects of dizziness and constipation seen after vaccination.
- Also, get your non dominant arm vaccinated
After getting vaccinated
- Use pain relievers if required.
- Ice packs can be effective to reduce soreness and heavy arm
- Get in touch with your doctor if you feel severe pain in your muscle/arm
Even though you have taken your vaccine shots, both 1st and 2nd dose, we would highly recommend you to continue wearing your mask and maintaining social distance with people. The vaccine shot is just a preventive measure of spreading the virus - you can still get severely infected from others. Be safe, be healthy!