A total of 41.4 percent of people who suffered a stroke were vaccinated against influenza. In comparison: “Only” 40.5 percent of people who had not suffered a stroke had received a flu vaccination.
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After accounting for these factors, the researchers found that those who had received a flu shot were 12 percent less likely to have a stroke than those who had not received the shot. “This observational study suggests that people who get vaccinated against influenza have a lower risk of stroke,” concludes de Abajo.
The study results have now been published in the medical journal “Neurology” of the American Academy of Neurology.