Current Affairs

Issue

The health ministry of Singapore has urged its citizens from doing straining exercise until one week after taking the vaccine.

 

Background

The earlier guidelines had advised for a 12 to 24 hour gap from doing exercise. It is currently in action for 1st and 2nd does of mRNA vaccine.

 

Details

• The earlier guidelines had also advised to take a break from excise briefly after taking both the doses of the vaccine.

• The advisory was given for the whole population but specially aimed at adolescent population and men below age of 30 years.

 

Reasons

• The recommendations were given after some studies had indicated heart problems after getting vaccine shots. There are also doubts whether the cardiac muscles are affected by the vaccine.

• Other symptoms seen in vaccine beneficiaries were pericarditis (swelling of the membrane surrounding the heart) and myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle).

 

Exercises that have to be avoided

• Activities such as running, cycling, swimming should not be done until one week after the vaccine shot. Lifting weight and jogging should also be avoided.

• Only light exercises like walking, stretching and housework can be done. Physical education classes in schools have to be suspended.

 

Other advisories

• Many countries have given their advisories after vaccination. Russia has advised avoiding alcohol for about two months after inoculation.

• Germany has advocated mixing doses of different vaccines. Chancellor Merkel herself took AstraZeneca as second dose after getting Moderna in the first.