Getting a flu jab may cut your risk of a stroke, study finds

Getting a flu jab may cut your risk of a stroke, study finds Getting your annual flu vaccine could protect you from a stroke, a study suggested today.

Spanish researchers compared the health of more than 75,000 over-40s, including thousands who had suffered a stroke.

Results showed people who had received a jab were 12 per cent less likely to suffer the life-threatening event, compared to people who decided against getting their yearly top-up. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Influenza Vaccination and Risk of Ischemic Stroke: A Population-Based Case-Control Study (abstract) Neurology