More and more people have the opportunity to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. This is good and important. Regardless of the possible long-term consequences of the coronavirus, infectious diseases in general can lead to long training absences or even jeopardize the athletic career.
However, anyone who participates in sports should pay attention to a few things around the vaccination. For example, on the day before the vaccination, sports should only be done in a relaxed manner and too much exertion should be avoided. On the inoculation day as well as if necessary also on the following day even completely without sport renounced, recommends Dr. Ulrich cutter, internist and leading physician of the sport medicine in the Sportklinik Hellersen. The recommendation applies to both amateur and competitive athletes. "There is no prescribed standard, only framework conditions. In practice, however, it has proven effective to reduce training immediately around the time of the vaccination in order to be able to quickly resume normal training afterwards," explains Dr. Schneider.
On the following day, the body should therefore also be given time to process the vaccination. If no side effects occur afterwards, moderate training is possible, explains Dr. Schneider. In case of side effects, he strongly advises a break from training. "Health is paramount and excessive ambition can also have a negative effect. If you don't feel well, you shouldn't do any sports," he advises. Vaccination reactions usually occur within the first 14 days, so this time interval should at least be observed before important competitions. The recommendations refer not only to the Corona vaccination, but to vaccinations in general.
Particularly in contact and combat sports, special attention should be paid to a complete vaccination protection, especially with regard to hepatitis B. Transmission is possible, for example, through wounds and, in addition to this direct transmission, also through the sharing of sports materials. The hepatitis B virus can survive on such surfaces for up to seven days and remain infectious.
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