Can I drink alcohol before I get vaccinated? How long does the vaccine work?

DETROIT – Many people have questions about COVID-19 vaccine as it is launched to several people in Michigan this week.

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Not. There are no food restrictions – including alcohol – that residents need to consider when it comes to the vaccine. However, excessive alcohol consumption before or after the vaccine will likely make any potential side effects – such as headaches or body aches – more unpleasant.

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The ingredient of the vaccine that most likely the culprit behind the allergic reactions is polyethylene glycol. The chemical is needed to maintain the outer coating of the MRNA, allowing it to enter cells and produce spike proteins.

PEG is very common in drugs, cosmetics and even laxatives. Due to concern, any known allergy to PEG or cross-reactive chemical polysorbate is a reason for not receiving COVID MNRA vaccines.

We do not yet have this information and, unfortunately, the only way we can find out is to further study it over time.

If it seems arbitrary, it’s because it is. The age difference is simply related to how the original data from the study were collected – which were submitted to the FDA for emergency clearance -. There was a significant debate before the minimum age of the Pfizer vaccine was 16 and not 18.

Side effects are the same for both doses, but are significantly more common after the second dose because the immune system has been activated by the first dose. In addition, side effects are more common in people under the age of 55.

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