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January 11, 2021

If you take these OTC meds, you have to stop before getting the vaccine

Best Life, Jan. 11, 2021

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If you take these OTC meds, you have to stop before getting the vaccine

The University of California Irvine warns that “taking over-the-counter medications such as acetaminophen and ibuprofen before receiving a COVID vaccine may reduce its ability to work and blunt your immune response to the vaccine.”

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