Singapore advises vaccine takers to avoid exercise for a week
Date: 09 July 2021 Tags: MiscellaneousIssue
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
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The earlier guidelines had also advised to take a break from excise briefly after taking both the doses of the vaccine.
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The advisory was given for the whole population but specially aimed at adolescent population and men below age of 30 years.
Reasons
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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.
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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
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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.
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Only light exercises like walking, stretching and housework can be done. Physical education classes in schools have to be suspended.
Other advisories
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Many countries have given their advisories after vaccination. Russia has advised avoiding alcohol for about two months after inoculation.
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Germany has advocated mixing doses of different vaccines. Chancellor Merkel herself took AstraZeneca as second dose after getting Moderna in the first.