Learn heart health advice and resources to cope with Covid-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019), especially for patients with pre-existing heart conditions.
There are currently no known heart conditions that prevent patients from receiving the Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine, with the exceptions of patients on immunosuppressive therapy (medication to suppress your immune system, like prednisolone, cyclosporine). If you are on these medications, please consult your doctor.If you are on strong blood thinners (eg. Warfarin, and INR is not high/rivaroxaban/apixaban/dabigatran), you can still take the vaccine. Please inform your vaccinator on this, so that they can compress on the injection site for a longer duration, to reduce risk of hematoma (bruising and swelling from bleeding at the injection site).For individuals with a history of severe allergic reactions, with swelling of the face/lips or around the eyes, it may be best to defer vaccination. If in doubt, please speak to your doctor.For more information, please go to www.vaccine.gov.sg.
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