India has launched the largest vaccination campaign in the world against Covid-19. As is the case elsewhere, there are suspicions, rumors and questions surrounding the vaccines, and one such question is whether he can stop a face mask after receiving the vaccine.
Experts around the world largely agree that the answer is “no”.
One of the reasons for continued social distance measures and mandatory wearing of a face mask is the uncertainty of whether the vaccine protects its beneficiary from being caught with the coronary virus or just symptoms of the vaccine. disease.
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As a result, it is not known whether a person can be immunized and in the process spread the virus, which usually enters through the nose. So the virus is just a snort or a breath away from finding its way to another person.
The point is to wear a mask, after all, not only to prevent one from getting it, but also to make sure that those around them do not get it if it happens that that person is contagious.
“Many people think that once they have been vaccinated, they no longer have to wear masks,” said Michal Tal, a psychologist at Stanford University. “It is very important for them to know if they need to keep masks as they can be contagious. ”
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The Covid-19 vaccines, which are injected into the bloodstream through the muscles, are very different from mucosal vaccines that target the virus at the point of entry, where it is most needed.
Exposure to the virus at the second entry leads to higher immunity because those antibodies and immune cells that remember the virus shut down the virus in the second place. -nose quickly before it can take hold elsewhere in the body.
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In order for vaccines injected through the muscles to be able to offer protection in the nasal passage and lungs, where respiratory diseases cause the most damage or improve herd immunity, smoking must be continued. face mask.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched India’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign and reaffirmed that the imported Indian-made vaccines will ensure a “definite impact” for India. country over the pandemic coronavirus infection.
Speaking to the country before its launch, Modi reminded people that two doses of vaccines are very important and urged them to continue wearing masks and maintain social pace even after getting the jobs .
Modi urged people to defend against being somber and following the mantra ‘Dawaai bhi, kadaai bhi’ (refers to vaccines as well as strict compliance with Covid ‘s appropriate conduct).