Can You Take Tylenol, Ibuprofen After Having the COVID Vaccine?
On 1/29/21 at 6:38 AM EST
As COVID-19 vaccinations are rolled out across the country, you might be wondering if it is OK to take pain relievers before or after receiving a shot.
After all, these vaccines can produce side effects that cause pain and discomfort, although they tend to be minor and should go away in a few days.
The most common issues people will experience are pain and swelling at the injection site, while receivers may also experience fever, tiredness, chills or a headache.
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For most people, health experts recommend not to premedicate with over-the-counter pain medications such as aspirin, acetaminophen (e.g., Tylenol) and ibuprofen (e.g., Motrin, Advil) before receiving a vaccine.
The authors are Karen Nolan, PhD, Kiran Karunakaran, PhD, and Kathleen Chervin, of Kessler Foundation, Michael Monfett, MD, of Skyline Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Radhika Bapineedu, MD, and Neil N. Jasey Jr, MD, of Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, and Mooyeon Oh-Park, MD, of Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, formerly with Kessler. Drs. Nolan and Karunakaran are also affiliated with Children s Specialized Hospital. Kessler scientists and clinicians have faculty appointments at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.
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Somerset County drive thru coronavirus vaccination site prep area at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg. (Ed Murray)Ed Murray | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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Many families have been apart from their loved ones for months because of the coronaviruspandemic.
No hugs from grandkids. Instead, we’ve waved through windows, Zoomed and socially distanced outside when as the weather allowed.
So when will it be safe to see your parents and grandparents? Do you still have to be socially distant, masked and outside, or can families now sit down for an indoor meal if older relatives are vaccinated?
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A medical student drops a nose swab sample on a testing panel for the novel coronavirus in Nagykallo, Hungary.AP
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Snickers aside, the policy is a real one in China at least.
The Communist superpower is rolling out an expanded COVID-19 testing program to include anal swabs for high-risk patients, calling it a more accurate method than nasal and throat testing, according to a report by The Washington Post.
The myriad puns aside, China health experts believe the science is solid and the method should be applied to some of their at-risk citizens.
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As new COVID-19 variants emerge that are potentially more contagious, specialists say that masks are more important than ever because they will lower the spread of the virus regardless of the variant. The variants do not affect the type of mask you need to wear. It does affect the importance of wearing a mask and ensuring that you have a good fit, Dr. Stanley Weiss, epidemiologist and professor at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Rutgers School of Public Health, told ABC News.