Anyone receiving the Covid vaccine should avoid drinking alcohol because it can reduce the body’s immune response to the sting, experts warn.
- Alcohol modifies the billions of microorganisms that live in the gut
- Dr. Ronx Ikharia, an emergency medicine specialist, performed an alcohol experiment
- Professor Cruickshank has urged people to avoid alcohol during the time of the puncture
People who have received the Covid-19 vaccine should avoid drinking alcohol because it can reduce the body’s immune response to the sting, experts have warned.
Alcohol modifies the composition of the billions of microorganisms that live in the gut, which play an important role in preventing the invasion of bacteria and viruses.
This leads to damage immune cells in the blood, known as white blood cells, including lymphocytes, that send antibodies to attack viruses.
Alcohol modifies the composition of the billions of microorganisms that live in the gut, which play an important role in preventing the invasion of bacteria and viruses (file image)
Dr. Ronx Ikharia, an emergency medicine specialist, performed an experiment where they took blood samples before and after drinking three glasses of Prosecco.
Dr Ikharia, presenter of the BBC documentary The Truth About … Boosting Your Immune System, which airs on Wednesday, found that three glasses were enough to reduce lymphocyte cell levels by up to 50%. blood.
Immunologist Professor Sheena Cruickshank, of the University of Manchester, said reducing lymphocytes could reduce the effectiveness of the body’s immune response.
Therefore, Professor Cruickshank has urged people to avoid alcohol during the time of vaccination against Covid-19.
The specialist in emergency medicine, Dr. Ronx Ikharia (pictured), performed an experiment where they took blood samples before and after drinking three glasses of Prosecco
Professor Cruickshank said: “You need your immune system to work perfectly to have a good response to the vaccine, so if you drink it the night before or soon after, that won’t help.”
In adults, lymphocytes account for approximately 20 to 40 percent of the total number of white blood cells and are concentrated in central lymphoid organs and tissues, such as the spleen, tonsils, and lymph nodes, where it is likely to occur. initial immune response.
Lymphocytes are of “fundamental importance” in the immune system because they determine the immune response to infectious microorganisms and other foreign substances, such as the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a team of scientists in Wuhan, China.
Immunologist Professor Sheena Cruickshank of the University of Manchester has urged people to avoid alcohol at the time of vaccination against Covid-19