Psychiatrist Khanykov: measures against COVID-19, including vaccinations, reduce the level of anxiety The COVID-19 vaccine can help reduce anxiety about getting sick. He said in an interview with Radio Sputnik that the coronavirus can cause increased anxiety in impressionable Russians.
According to him, vaccination not only protects against infection, but also helps reduce stress.
“Measures against COVID-19, including vaccinations, reduce anxiety and tension in humans. I myself can say that I also had anxiety, because I am aged. I thought that if I got sick, it would be hard for me. After I was vaccinated, my soul became calmer. Getting vaccinated is better than getting sick, “Khanykov said.
The doctor added that if the level of anxiety is too high even after vaccination, then it is worth contacting a psychotherapist. “If you are really seriously worried about a pandemic, if you feel that anxiety is” eating you up “, then you should contact a psychotherapist or even a psychiatrist. There is nothing wrong with that, “the psychiatrist added.
Khanykov concluded that anti-anxiety medications and specialist help would help to reduce the wave of anxiety.
Earlier in November, the chief freelance pulmonologist of the Ministry of Health Sergei Avdeev said, that women are more likely than men to face complications after suffering a coronavirus. The risk of complications from postcoid syndrome is high among older citizens, as well as among those with chronic diseases such as bronchial asthma, the doctor explained.