Getting a flu shot may not only protect you from catching the virus, it may also protect you from suffering a stroke, according to a study in which German doctors found an association between influenza vaccination and a reduced risk of stroke. In a report in the journal Stroke, Dr Armin J Grau, of Klinikum der Stadt Ludwigshafen, and colleagues note that hospitalisations for stroke go up during influenza epidemics, so flu vaccination might prevent strokes.
Source: The Star
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