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Updated: 10:33 AM PDT Apr 26, 2021 Melanie Wingo Reporter With the COVID-19 vaccine increasingly accessible and people in more age groups now eligible to receive the shot across California, questions about drinking alcohol after getting the vaccine and whether to take ibuprofen or other medications about the vaccine are trending online.KCRA 3 asked pulmonary and critical care physician Dr. Vanessa Walker of Pulmonary Medicine Associates for answers to before-and-after questions about getting the vaccine and recently searched questions.Is it safe to take over-the-counter pain medication before receiving the COVID-19 vaccine?Dr. Walker: We don t recommend Tylenol or Advil or any of those types of medications before you go get the vaccine. It s OK if you have some symptoms you want to help get some relief from. Go ahead, take that medication afterwards, but we don t recommend just routinely taking the medicine to try to prevent the symptoms. There haven