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Covid vaccination for Epilepsy
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My brother had Epilepsy when he was 3 years old and 21 years old. Now he is 31. Can he have covid vaccine?
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He must get his vaccine as such there is no contraindications for not taking vaccine in epilepsy patients
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The day of vaccination he must be hydrated well
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Dr. Vikram Reddy
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15 yrs exp
Hyderabad
He can take . No issues
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Dr. Gautam Arora
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Delhi
There is no data saying covid vaccine is epileotogenic.
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