Can you drink alcohol after you've had the Covid vaccine?

Ms Popova added: “If we want to stay healthy and have a strong immune response, don’t drink alcohol.”

She said not taking alcohol afterwards would allow the vaccine to work at its best, adding “one needs to take care.”

However, Alexander Gintsburg, head of the state-run Gamelaya research centre which developed the vaccine, gave people the okay to have “a single glass of champagne” as it “never hurt anyone.”

The Russian vaccine uses a two-shot approach, the same as the other available jabs, but officials have not released any advice around drinking alcohol yet.