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My father age 67 after suffering from stroke few months ago is taking prescribed medicines rabsig 20, syndopa 110, met xl 25, atocor 20 & ecosprin 75 also he has benign prostate hyperlexia and is taking 1 geripod d daily. So can he take covid-19 vaccine because I heard vaccine should not be taken when you are on medication with blood thinners like ecosprin 75. Please reply?
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Hello, Yes he should take the covid vaccine its important for him and the benefits of vaccine outweigh the harmful effect by a large margin. Please get him vaccinated
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He can.
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