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Is It Safe To Take The Covid Vaccine While Having

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Posted on Fri, 26 Mar 2021
Question: Is it safe to take the covid vaccine while having another untreated virus?
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Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (42 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Depends on the type of viral infection.

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, welcome to Ask a doctor's service.
I read your query and here is my advice.

Please give more details on what viral infection do you mean.
If you are having flu symptoms is better to postpone covid19 vaccination because it can be covid and it may make the symptoms worse. Even if the viral respiratory infection is not covid you may need to wait taking the vaccine.
If you have been battling a viral infection for long time such HIV or hepatitis doing covid19 vaccine as soon as possible is helpful .


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Is It Safe To Take The Covid Vaccine While Having

Brief Answer: Depends on the type of viral infection. Detailed Answer: Hello dear, welcome to Ask a doctor's service. I read your query and here is my advice. Please give more details on what viral infection do you mean. If you are having flu symptoms is better to postpone covid19 vaccination because it can be covid and it may make the symptoms worse. Even if the viral respiratory infection is not covid you may need to wait taking the vaccine. If you have been battling a viral infection for long time such HIV or hepatitis doing covid19 vaccine as soon as possible is helpful . Hope I have answered the question. Let me know if I can assist you further.