Mayo Clinic Minute – Help reduce stroke risks with flu vaccine

Mayo Clinic Minute – Help reduce stroke risks with flu vaccine

Can a vaccination to prevent influenza potentially help prevent the risk of stroke? A recent study published in the American Heart Association Journal suggests flu vaccination might lower the chances of stroke among adults, especially those under age 45.
Dr. Gyanendra Kumar, a Mayo Clinic neurologist —not involved in the study—says it’s long been known that respiratory infections increase the risk of stroke in the first three days following infection.

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