Liputan6.com, Jakarta - Circulating messages prohibiting taking clopidogrel and statin drugs before undergoing COVID-19 vaccination.The two drugs commonly used in the treatment of the heart will inhibit the formation of antibodies against the Corona virus.Messages about the drug clopidogrel and statins related to the COVID-19 vaccination spread via WhatsApp recently.The content of the message reads, "I repeat, yes, clopidogrel (plavix, cog, etc.) "Cardiologist and vascular specialist Vito A Damay explained, clopidogrel and statin drugs and their relation to the COVID-19 vaccination.To date, Vito said, there are no rules for stopping both drugs in the context of COVID-19 vaccination."Clopidogrel is a drug commonly called a blood thinner. It is usually given to patients with a heart attack or after having a heart ring," Vito explained to Health Liputan6.com via a short message, written Thursday, March 4, 2021."As for statins, cholesterol-lowering drugs that have anti-inflammatory effects and reduce the risk of heart attacks in patients with coronary heart disease. There is no need to stop these drugs in the context of COVID-19 vaccination."Wear a mask, wash your hands with soap, keep your distance and avoid crowds.Always Take Care of Your Health, Don't Be Infected and Take Care of Our Family.Covid-19 vaccination is ongoing in Indonesia starting with medical personnel as a priority group.What actually happens after the body receives an injection of the Covid-19 vaccine?* Fact or Hoax?To find out the truth of the information circulating, please WhatsApp to the Liputan6.com Fact Check number 0811 9787 670 just by typing the desired keyword.Clopidogrel acts to prevent platelets from accumulating in blood vessels, thereby avoiding the occurrence of blockages.Sudden blockage of a coronary artery can result in a heart attack."In patients who have just received a ring, clopidogrel is often combined with other blood thinners. The goal is to prevent sudden blockage of the ring that has just been installed," explains Vito A Damay."Stopping the drug is tantamount to increasing the risk of sudden blockage in the coronary arteries or known as a heart attack."According to Vito, there are times when clopidogrel can be stopped temporarily when there are certain medical procedures that are generally surgical or certain medical conditions.For example, bleeding that is difficult to control."However, this condition requires an individual evaluation from the team of doctors treating the patient. So far, there is no prohibition against continuing with clopidogrel related to vaccination," said the doctor who practices at Siloam Hospital Lippo Village.What happens when a heart patient stops taking clopidogrel, says Vito A Damay, is that it's possible that someone on blood thinners will experience less bruising or bleeding that lasts longer while receiving the COVID-19 vaccine injection."But the vaccine injection is done intramuscularly (injection into the muscle), so the risk is also smaller and lighter," he explained.Statins are known as drugs that lower bad cholesterol levels in the body.The function of statins also reduces the effect of inflammation in heart patients, thus making the constriction of blood vessels more stable and less prone to sudden blockage."That's why, heart attack patients or after the installation of the ring to get this drug. Because the effect is not only lowering cholesterol, but also prevent heart attacks again," explained Vito.Vito also advised that the anti-inflammatory effect of the statin drug and the blood thinner clopidogrel should not be mixed by calling it, 'suppressing immune antibodies.'"Obviously, it's a different matter," he concluded.* READ OTHER LATEST NEWS ON GOOGLE NEWS