Russian vaccine comes with alcohol warning

From The Moscow Times.

Recipients of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine should abstain from alcohol for nearly two months before and after immunization, the head of Russia’s consumer safety watchdog said Tuesday.

Rospotrebnadzor head Anna Popova’s instructions follow Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova’s recommendations to avoid alcohol and immunosuppressants for 42 days because the two-shot vaccine is administered with a 21-day gap between doses.

Health officials estimate that 100,000 Russians have received Sputnik V, including trial participants and members of the military.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/12/08/no-alcohol-for-2-months-russia-tells-coronavirus-vaccine-recipients-a72280

 (Russia ranks fourth in the world for per capita alcohol consumption. The top five countries are: Belarus, Moldova, Lithuania, Russia and Romania. The US of A is 48th, according to the World Health Organization.)