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Flu shot linked to fewer, less severe COVID cases: study – National Herald
People who received a flu shot last flu season were significantly less likely to test positive for a COVID-19 infection when the pandemic hit, according to a new…
“It’s particularly relevant for vaccine hesitance, and maybe taking the flu shot this year can ease some angst about the new COVID-19 vaccine,” said researcher Hofmann, Associate Professor at the University of Michigan.
For the study, the research team included more than 27,000 patients who were tested for a COVID-19 infection in mid-July of 2020.
Of the nearly 13,000 who got a flu shot in the previous year, 4 per cent tested positive for COVID-19. Of the 14,000 who hadn’t gotten a flu shot, nearly…
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