Welcome back to two wants to know we're
talking about COVID-19 at the vaccine.
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the bottom cone health Chief Pharmacy
Officer Doctor Dan Brooks is here
to answer your questions right.
This person is asking my 37
year old daughter had her first
Pfizer vaccine on April the 6th,
and the shot spot is still hot
to the touch and it's itching.
Is that normal?
So it's unusual
to see a reaction like that for this long.
We're almost we're talking
about almost two weeks after.
If it's not causing her any trouble,
or swollen or infected looking,
I would probably just watch
it a couple of more days,
but if there's any question at all,
if that redness is extending I would
reach out to their health care provider.
This person is asking, do you think
it helps to drink lots of water and
take Tylenol before and after having
the COVID-19 vaccination? Yeah,
well, I I think hydration is always
important for everything and there
is some data that would support
not taking Tylenol or Ibuprofen
before you have your vaccine,
but you could take it after the vaccine
for any symptoms that you may have an.
It doesn't mean that if you took a dose
of Tylenol or ibuprofen that morning that
you should skip your vaccine appointment.
Just if you have the choice,
I would just wait until afterwards.
And can you explain to
people why that is? Yeah
it has to do with the immune
system and the thought that if you
have that Tylenol or ibuprofen,
could it potentially hinder your
immune system a little bit so that
the vaccine would not be as effective,
but it's really more just getting down
into the details of that science.
And like I said,
I would not prevent myself from
getting the vaccine if I took a
dose of Tylenol for a headache that
morning. Question is, do you need
to show an insurance card to
receive a vaccination? You really
should not need to because
the vaccinations are free you,
we don't ask at Cone Health to
see that some vaccine providers
may ask for it to get information,
but we don't require that.
And Speaking of
cone health and vaccinations, you can
basically walk in and get a vaccination.
Yes, you can so very different as I
shared before about the supply of the
vaccine right now in our community
we do have vaccine appointments that
are available an you can sign up and
often get an appointment that very day.
And in case you just happen to be driving
by one of our sites at the Colosseum
or at Eric Lane at the J&J Center
up at Rockingham Community College.
We actually will take a walk in as well.
We prefer for that to be 2 hours before
we close so that we can make sure that
we do have enough vaccine there for you.
But yes, you may now walk in to
get a vaccine.
What a difference.
Just a couple of months makes.
Yeah, right. This person is asking
is it normal to have numbness
and tingling in your arm after
the vaccination? Now it's a
possibility that that could be a reaction.
It's not something that you would
expect for it to last very long.
Alright, how long do I
have to wait until after my second
covid shot to get my shingles vaccine?
You should wait at least
two weeks before you get your
next vaccine. OK, two weeks,
and then this person is asking
two weeks after my Pfizer shot.
Can I still catch covid
or be a symptoms carrier?
You can actually yes, and that speaks
to the importance of us continuing to
wear masks as we talked about before.
OK, and this person says can someone
who has had covid donate blood?
Oh, that's a really great question and.
We might have to direct them to
the Red Cross. Yeah, I'm going to have
to direct them to the blood cross.
I'm not a Red Cross.
Sorry, I'm not actually sure about that.
I haven't seen that answered.
I know that our what I know about
giving blood is that it's tested
for viruses and I believe we
are asked before we give blood.
If we have had any illness or sickness.
I'm sorry to say I haven't given
blood in the last couple of.
Months and I need to do that, so
that's a good reminder for all of us.
Alright, thank you so much Doctor.
We appreciate your time and your expertise.
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