The latest research on the Covid-19 vaccine has found that people who received the first dose were less likely to experience stress. Research from the Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR) at the University of Southern California, recently published a study in the journal PLOS states, “Receiving the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine can significantly improve mental health from an already There has been significant improvement beyond what has been achieved since mental distress peaked in the spring of 2020.”
The study was conducted on 8,000 adults at regular intervals between March 10, 2020 and March 31, 2021. It found that “those who were vaccinated between December 2020 and March 2021 reported a reduction in their level of mental distress in surveys conducted after receiving the first dose”.
However, Indian doctors confirm that there is a short-term effect of vaccination in promoting mental health, according to the study.
Dr. Nand Kumar, Professor and In-charge, ICMR Care in Neuromodulation for Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, AIIMS, New Delhi said, “I think they have covered a good sample. They have covered more than 8000 people. This There is a good study. But, for vaccines, there is no scientific data that says that the vaccine has any biological effect that may promote mental health. But the vaccine certainly helps to improve mental health in general. does.”
He said that Covid-19 vaccination has improved mental health, not directly, but indirectly by boosting people’s confidence that they have been vaccinated and are safe. People have become more outgoing, believe in going out and meeting people. The fear of a pandemic and that they will be affected by the virus has reduced significantly.
Dr Jaswant Jangra, Senior Resident Psychiatry, AIIMS New Delhi said that people have to be assured that they will not be hospitalized after vaccination.
He said he noticed that his patients, especially those who had completed both doses of vaccines, are now feeling a little better and their recurrences are decreasing. The researchers who conducted the study said the results should be interpreted as short-term direct effects of receiving the first vaccine dose.
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