My dad is diabetic and he takes Clopidogrel. Can he get the COVID vaccine?

Hello doctor,

My dad is 74 years old and has been diabetic for 30 years. Below is a summary of his other conditions. He had an MI and CABG a few years back. Hemorrhage in the temporal and occipital lobes after Lomarin (administered for occlusion in the arm).

Intermittent hyperkalemia. He has been in good health other than some cold or fever, which he had last month. Can he get the Covishield vaccine? I read somewhere that people taking blood thinners should not take them. Is it true? He takes Clopidogrel.

Please help.

Thank you.

Hello doctor,

Thank you for the reply.

He had a cold and a fever for about two weeks last month and recovered. He has been feeling normal since then, but it is not one month yet. Can he still take it?

I hope this helps.

Please revert in case of further queries.

Thank you.

Hello doctor,

Thank you for the reply.

Sorry, one more question, when he had a cold, we did a CBC that showed WBC 8500, neutrophils 5865 (69%), lymphocytes 1360 (16 %), lymphocytes percentage was showing as low below 20, but the count was fine. Should he test CBC before the vaccine?

I hope this helps.

Please revert in case of further queries.

Thank you.

Hello doctor,

Thanks for the response.

Platelets were normal.

Thank you.