NEW DELHI: Children/teenegers who are undergoing Covid vaccination must not take paracetamol, a common pain reliever, without first consulting, city doctors advised on Friday. 

The recommendation was made in response to rising concerns that some vaccination clinics are urging children to take three 500 mg paracetamol tablets after getting the Covid vaccine. Children can be harmed by taking paracetamol without visiting a doctor, according to health experts.

"Paracetamol is not suggested as a prophylaxis before or after any Covid immunisation since we don't know how it affects the vaccine's immune response," stated Dr. Akshay Budhraja, Aakash Healthcare's Sr. Consultant, Respiratory and Sleep Medicine.

"It is not suggested to give paracetamol to children (15-18 years old) who are receiving Covid vaccinations. It's because it has the potential to cause hepatotoxicity (drug-induced liver damage) in them "Senior Consultant - Internal Medicine, Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, Dr. Col.Vijay Dutta, stated.

In the first two days following vaccination, low-grade fever, muscle discomfort, tiredness, headache, and soreness at the injection site are typical, but they normally go away on their own.

"They should be given Mefenamic acid or Meftal syrup" if youngsters have a fever after receiving the Covid vaccine, according to Dutta, whereas paracetamol is okay for people over the age of 18 who have a fever.

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