# How many days after the vaccine can someone get drunk? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [April 17, 2021, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-after-the-vaccine-can-someone-get-drunk/940221 "2021-04-17T22:53:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-after-the-vaccine-can-someone-get-drunk/940221/1 "2021-04-17T22:53:44Z")
How many days after getting the first vaccine shot, can someone get drunk? ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-after-the-vaccine-can-someone-get-drunk/940221/2 "2021-04-17T22:59:38Z")
Can? Right away. Should? It might be a good idea to limit alcohol intake for a few days so as not to exacerbate the potential side effects of the vaccine. Not saying don’t drink, just advising that a goal of drunkenness should probably wait a bit. ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-after-the-vaccine-can-someone-get-drunk/940221/3 "2021-04-17T23:34:53Z")
You doing OK, EmilyG? ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-after-the-vaccine-can-someone-get-drunk/940221/4 "2021-04-18T00:33:45Z")
Saw this somewhere online yesterday: > Looking out the window to see what chapter of _Revelation_ we will be doing today. Seems to be a common sentiment. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-after-the-vaccine-can-someone-get-drunk/940221/5 "2021-04-18T01:28:50Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Seems to be a common sentiment Are you posting in the thread you want this to be in? ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-after-the-vaccine-can-someone-get-drunk/940221/6 "2021-04-18T01:59:51Z")
Yeah. I guess I should’ve added some. Given that line, I can see how someone might want to get lit once they’re vaccinated. ---
**Author:** ![TheGunIsMightierThanThePen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thegunismightierthanthepen/32/2981_2.png) [@TheGunIsMightierThanThePen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheGunIsMightierThanThePen)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-after-the-vaccine-can-someone-get-drunk/940221/7 "2021-04-18T03:23:57Z")
In my case, zero days. Your mileage may vary, but I turned out fine in the end. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-after-the-vaccine-can-someone-get-drunk/940221/8 "2021-04-18T18:16:35Z")
I waited an hour and 15 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-after-the-vaccine-can-someone-get-drunk/940221/9 "2021-04-18T19:51:49Z")
I wasn’t. I think I"m a bit better now. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-after-the-vaccine-can-someone-get-drunk/940221/10 "2021-04-18T21:02:22Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > I think I"m a bit better now. Good to hear πŸ˜ƒ πŸ₯„πŸ₯„πŸ₯„πŸ₯„πŸ₯„πŸ₯„πŸ₯„πŸ₯„πŸ₯„πŸ₯„πŸ₯„πŸ₯„πŸ₯„πŸ₯„πŸ₯„πŸ₯„πŸ₯„πŸ₯„πŸ₯„πŸ₯„πŸ₯„πŸ₯„πŸ₯„πŸ₯„πŸ₯„πŸ₯„πŸ₯„πŸ₯„πŸ₯„πŸ₯„πŸ₯„ ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-after-the-vaccine-can-someone-get-drunk/940221/11 "2021-04-18T21:07:37Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > How many days after getting the first vaccine shot, can someone get drunk? Back in my heyday? About 10 days in a row (not recommended). ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-after-the-vaccine-can-someone-get-drunk/940221/12 "2021-04-19T16:24:16Z")
> [@dougrb](#): > > I waited an hour and 15 minutes I picked up a mixed sixpack on the way home from Pfizer #1 and #2 ---
**Author:** ![duality72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duality72/32/3910_2.png) [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-after-the-vaccine-can-someone-get-drunk/940221/13 "2021-04-19T18:19:32Z")
My partner and I wasted no time in having a celebratory dinner with a good number of drinks immediately after getting the J&J vaccine. I then had a fever, chills, and night sweats the next couple of days, while she had no side effects whatsoever. Probably best to wait a few days to not put the extra stress on your body as others have said, but it shouldn’t be a huge deal either way. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-after-the-vaccine-can-someone-get-drunk/940221/14 "2021-04-19T18:23:04Z")
Days? This time unit is way too long for this question. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-after-the-vaccine-can-someone-get-drunk/940221/15 "2021-05-04T01:16:35Z")
Just saw this, I’m getting second Pfizer on Wednesday which happens to be Cinco de Mayo. I figured I’d have a couple drinks in the afternoon but then see if I get any side effects.