Getting a flu vaccine lowers your risk of a STROKE years later, study shows

Getting a flu vaccine lowers your risk of a STROKE years later, study shows Getting a flu shot might be more important than ever — a study indicates it also lowers the risk of a stroke years later.

Researchers say health officials should push harder for everyone to get routine influenza vaccines rather than just the most vulnerable.

The study analyzed the health records of more than 4million adults in Alberta, Canada, over a 10-year period. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Association between influenza vaccination and risk of stroke in Alberta, Canada: a population-based study (open access) The Lancet Public Health
• NHS delivers 13 million flu jabs NHS England