Taking Painkillers After First COVID Shot Linked to Breakthrough Infections

Published on March 13, 2024

Using painkillers after the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination boosts the risk of breakthrough infections, according to a recent study. Breakthrough infections are COVID-19 cases among vaccinated individuals. Published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine on March 9, the peer-reviewed study examined health care workers (HCW) who experienced infections after booster shots. Researchers included subjects who received three COVID-19 shots and were not infected before the third vaccination. The study found that the use of painkillers “was associated with an increased risk of breakthrough infections.” “The intake of painkillers after the first vaccination was higher in participants with a breakthrough infection than in participants without a breakthrough infection (34 percent vs. 26.5 percent),” the researchers said....

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