2023-10-06 20:14:30
According to a Canadian study, more women than men are prone to vaccine reactions after the flu bite. However, the reasons for this could lie elsewhere.
The next flu wave will definitely come in 2023 and should start in December. However, it is not yet possible to predict how strong it will be. “This is because the waves of infection in Australia, South Africa and South America this year did not produce a homogeneous picture. In Australia there was a moderate flu wave, but in South Africa and South America there was a very strong flu wave,” said the virologist Monika Redlberger-Fritz from the MedUni Vienna opposite “Today”.
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Vaccination is recommended for people with previous illnesses and older people. This year this will be coordinated centrally by the health insurance fund (ÖGK). Adults and children aged 10 and over can be vaccinated at the ÖGK health centers or at participating family doctors in Vienna. A deductible of 7 euros must be paid. The vaccination is free for young people under 18 and with an exemption from prescription fees. You can register for the vaccination via the website health insurance possible – either online or by telephone.
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The older, the more frequent reactions
New research from the University of Montreal, Canada, suggests that women are more susceptible to adverse reactions to flu vaccinations than men. In the study It was found that women between the ages of 18 and 64 are 29 percent more likely to have a reaction at the injection site than men. For women over 65, this probability rose to 43 percent. Additionally, younger women had a 25 percent higher risk of physical reactions. In the older group the probability was 27 percent.
On the whole, however, there is no reason to worry: “Most reactions after flu vaccinations are mild, self-limiting and rarely serious,” the researchers write in Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Women are more likely to report health problems
The researchers advocate transparent communication. It can “increase trust in vaccines and limit vaccine hesitancy.” They also point out that societal gender roles and attributes could influence the results. For example, that women are more likely to report health problems than men.
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For this research, the team analyzed data from 18 clinical trials of seasonal flu vaccinations. These studies involved 34,343 adults, and the team examined the different effects on each gender. The study team assessed both injection site reactions and physical reactions such as pain, redness, fever, headache and muscle aches. They also considered other symptoms that occurred three to four weeks after vaccination, as well as severe symptoms that occurred during the study period from 2010 to 2018.
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