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My father is 64 years old and has undergone angioplasty on November 2016. Right now he is taking three medicines Rosuvastatin 20 mg, Glimepiride and metformin 1 mg + 500 mg and Thyrox 12.5 MCG. Can he take the vaccine? Does the medicine have to be discontinued before taking the vaccination? Also, which vaccine should he take?
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Dr. Tanvi Parikh
General Physician
11 yrs exp
Pune
He can take covid vaccine, any one which is available earliest, not required to discontinue the above medicines
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