The Department of Health advised the public to avoid unhealthy habits—such as drinking alcohol– before and after being immunized against the coronavirus disease.
DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire underscored the importance of having a “robust” immune system when receiving a vaccine.In a recent Reuters report, a Russian official advised would-be recipients of Sputnik V vaccine to avoid “drinking alcohol at least two weeks” before getting vaccinated and “continue to abstain for a further 42 days.
“Para mag work maigi sa inyo ang bakuna, kailangan robust ang immune system mo para makakapag develop nang maayos na antibody ang iyong katawan [For the vaccine to work well, your immune system needs to be robust so that your body can develop the necessary antibodies],” she added. “I think this is not something bad and I think people should heed this call para lang po mas magkaroon ng mas magandang epekto ang ating bakuna. Iwasan muna natin yung mga nakakasama sa ating katawan [in order for the vaccine to have a better effect. Let’s first avoid habits that can be harmful to our bodies],” she further said.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)