Ms. Jakopp, what are your recommendations regarding flu vaccination for this year? Barbara Jakopp: We adhere to the recommendations of the BAG and the EKIF, the Federal Commission for Vaccination Issues. We recommend the flu vaccination to all people with an increased risk of complications. So who needs a flu shot? People over 65 years … Read more
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. However, the people who received the vaccine tended to be older and had other medical conditions such as window.dataLayer.push(event: ‘link_click’,link_type: ‘intern’,link_url: ‘https://www.rtl.de/cms/gesundheitslexikon-hoher-blutdruck-hypertonie-bluthochdruck-4046729.html’))()”> … Read more
“We found that getting the flu shot in older adults reduced the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease for several years. The strength of this protective effect increased with the number of annual flu shots – in other words, Alzheimer’s disease developed least frequently among those who consistently got flu shots every year,” said Dr. Avram … Read more