Protecting yourself from the virus might not be the only benefit of getting the flu vaccine this season.
, which “accounts for about 87% of all strokes,” according to the American Heart Association, and happens when blood flow to the brain is blocked.The 14-year study took place in Spain and followed 14,322 people who had a stroke. Each person was compared to five people who had never had a stroke of the same age and sex. All study subjects were between the ages of 40 and 99.
Approximately 41.4% of people who had a stroke during the study’s time period got their flu jab compared to 40.5% of people who had not had a stroke., it was found that those who got their annual flu jab were 12% less likely to have a stroke than those who did not get the vaccine.Experts aren’t completely sure why your flu jab could reduce your risk of stroke
that “at this stage, we can only speculate about the mechanisms, but there are several pieces of evidence from previous studies ... which suggest that flu vaccination may reduce inflammation mediators.”, “systemic markers of inflammation have been shown to be risk markers of stroke.” So, the reduction in inflammation could be the reason behind this decreased stroke risk in study participants.
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