Alcohol and the vaccination.

I've literally just had the phone call from my Doctor's surgery as I was reading this, and am now booked in to have the first jab on January 31st.
As far as I'm concerned I will receive it very gratefully and be thankful that we are in a country where this is available to all and we are being given this free. I'm also thankful for the many people who are giving up their time to administer these vaccinations. Mine is on a Sunday morning.
As a child I learned the saying "The more some people are given the more they want".

I had 24hours’ notice of my vaccination, so no chance to abstain for 2 days!

Fennel

I asked the nurse when she vaccinated me and she said rubbish.
Anyway, the Oxford vacine contains alcohol (look on the leaflet).
This is what is putting off some people.

The kind of nurse I like.?

Theoddbird

A doctor dispelled this as rubbish on TV the other day. Just another of the stupid ideas are flying around on social media....

It's been reported that a number of independent medical advisory sources have said this but they do make it clear that it's the very heavy consistant drinkers that need to be aware their immune system is weakened because of the drinking.

I don't know what the doctor said but I should imagine he dispelled the one glass a day statement.

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

This was brought up on one of the morning tv magazine programmes and a doctor replied that it was an urban myth.

However, I’d suggest going for it in a drunken stupor might not be advisable ??.

I have not seen anything on this.

I have heard nothing of this. Had my jab Tuesday. I always have a small glass of Guiness with my lunch and small glass of red wine with my dinner. So if the vaccination hasn’t worked will make no difference to me because I haven’t been out since last March and the only people who have come into the house are my cleaner, podiatrist and the district nurse.

I know I sound like a spoilsport but be careful. My daily glass of wine and nightly brandy which I enjoyed, turned to a bottle of brandy a week. I’m now horrified thinking I was having 35 units a week. Anyone else?

I know several people who have had the vaccine and this wasn't mentioned. Joan Collins was asked what she did after she had hers. She said 'had a drink'.

A lot of people are being vaccinated soon after booking so it hardly seems likely.

A doctor dispelled this as rubbish on TV the other day. Just another of the stupid ideas are flying around on social media....

Prof Jason Leitch (National Clinical Director - Scotland) was asked this question at the Scottish government briefing earlier this week. He said it’s nonsense.

GagaJo

Lucca

I Believe another poster said two weeks abstinence was essential .....along with having to be in peak physical condition! Counts me out !!
I’m enjoying my birthday bottle of Pouilly Fumé as we speak.

I thought the point of giving the vaccine to the extremely elderly and infirm first was BECAUSE they weren't in peak physical condition. Although, I might lay off the wine for a couple of weeks before my injection.

Well exactly . Other poster I Mentioned was prone to nonsense comments like that !

lemongrove ???

PamelaJ1

I’ll have both too?
I do think that Prof. Van Tam would have told us.

Unless he was too drunk and forgot ?

Try this for size. www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/health/can-drink-alcohol-after-covid-19661781

As fas as I know there is no need to avoid alcohol or be exceptionally fit, or even fit to benefit from it. Why else would they be vaccinating the old and frail and those with co-morbidities first?

As for alcohol. There is no ban of any kind, Heavy drinkers are advised to go on the wagon for 2 days before and afterwards, presumbably because they do not want the authorities do not want the process of vaccination slowed down by having drunks at the location, and two days after so they are not too drunk to recognise any after effects.

I’ll have both too?
I do think that Prof. Van Tam would have told us.

Casdon thank you for the article, also quotes MHRA as saying no known issues.

These reports are from an independent medical advisory panel. There seem to be a few of these mentioned over the last 12 months! This isn't information from the NHS.

The NHS site quote this: "Long-term alcohol misuse can weaken your immune system, making you more vulnerable to serious infections".

A huge amount of booze will therefore affect how effective the vaccination will be.

If your doctor knew you were an alcoholic, I'm sure they would have warned you before about your immune system.

MawBe

Saw the thread title and thought “Yes please, in no particular order”

Chin chin

I have just been through both the guidance leaflets (‘Reg 174 information for UK recipients’ and ‘A guide for older adults’) we were given this morning and nowhere does it mention consumption of alcohol either before or following the vaccination. If there was guidance about abstaining prior to being vaccinated, surely that would have been given beforehand too?

If this is so, why don't they tell you at the call centre? When I made a booking for an elderly relation via the phone system because the booking site was not working, no mention was made.

I made another booking for another elderly relation online and there was no mention of abstaining from drinking alcohol.

I daresay they wouldn't be very pleased if you turned up drunk!!

The alcohol education charity Drinkaware have reported this statement saying: "not to drink 2 days before and 2 weeks after to ensure your immune system is at its best to respond to the vaccine and protect you.

The report also said that "there is evidence to suggest that large quantities of alcohol can reduce the body’s ability to build immunity". This has to be aimed at the heavy drinkers.

Many people are saying the amount of time between notification and vaccination is very little. Some have had just a few days notice.

I'm going to take their advice.

If you get a last minute offer of the vaccine and had enjoyed a drink the evening before, there's not much you can about it is there.