 It's 93.5 Ruradha Femper and Disha Oberoi. This show is called morning number one. We're about 10 minutes away from 9 o'clock on a Thursday morning and in conversation with Dr. Sheetal Charasya who's been debunking myths on the vaccine, its process, its side effects, who can take it, who can't take it. We've had lots of voice notes coming in on 9880, 935, 935. And right now I have one from Palak. Let's listen in. Hi Disha, this is Palak here. I have been hearing from social media and other platforms where it is said that one cannot consume alcohol for a few days after getting the COVID-19 vaccine. So is this true? A question like this had to come up in the beer capital of the country. Palak, let's have Dr. Charasya take this question. That is one of the main questions in the mind of everyone. It started because Russia gave an advisory to their people to not to consume alcohol before and after its vaccination. There's no contra-indication for drinking, per se. The reason we are getting vaccinated is we want our immunity against COVID-19. And alcohol is known to be our immune suppressant. So that's the reason, as a precaution, we tell not to drink. Drinking in moderation, I don't think it's going to affect but drinking anyway is never advisable. But it's better a few days before and after if you don't consume alcohol, especially not in large quantities to let the immune system be primed to produce antibody against COVID-19. You know, I remember Palak mentioning he read a lot of stuff on social media. Dr. Charasya has something to say about that. Ideally they should get the right information definitely not in the social media. They should take it from the official site. Mayo Clinic has a good site or from the CDC, WHO. You know, the official government bodies, the medical circle or the medical site, then you can read about it. Twitter, WhatsApp, Facebook, they may not give you the correct data. And Dr. Sheetal Charasya is with us debunking myths. 9880935935, let's listen in. Hi Disha, a very good morning to you. This is Jyotsna here. I was tested COVID positive one and a half months ago and I recovered. But I'm not sure if I'm still eligible for the vaccine or not. That's actually a good question, Jyotsna. Let's have Dr. Charasya answer it. Patients who have active COVID should avoid the COVID vaccination for at least four to eight weeks post-COVID recovery. We have not tested them. I mean, vaccine is not something which is given in a patient who is active. We're having an infection. What we are recommending is three months post recovery. We can take the vaccine because the primary infection also gives some amount of immunity. Listen to a voice note that came in from Shreya. Let's check this out. Good morning, Disha. This is Shreya here and I was blessed with a baby boy three and a half months ago. I'm very curious to know that can a new mum like myself take the COVID-19 vaccine? I'm also breastfeeding. So I also wanted to know will the vaccine affect my breastfeeding journey? Thank you. Shreya, we'll have Dr. Sheetal Charasya answer this. Pregnant ladies, breastfeeding mothers should not take COVID-19 vaccine because simply for the reason because they have not been tested in the trial for COVID-19 vaccine. So we don't know what the vaccine will do to the baby or the mother or what effect it will have. So, no, we are not advised to take it. It's contraindicated. You know, there's a lot of discussion about the vaccine being safe or not. Doc, what is your take on that? There's a huge myth that it's not safe. The vaccine has not been tested properly and it has already in the market and being administered without the proper speed data. It's not entirely true. The vaccine has been fast-tracked but that does not mean that steps have been skipped. It has undergone both phase one, phase two and phase three trials as already used. The volunteers have been tested. They have been found to be efficacious. It has been found to be safe. And that's the reason it's in the market. It's pretty safe vaccine. She says it's a safe vaccine. That is Dr. Sheetal Charasya. She's going to be five on Disha Ubaroy but jaate raha.