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People who get the flu vaccine are less likely to have a heart attack.
A study by University of NSW researchers has found that people who have been vaccinated against influenza are 29 per cent less likely to have a heart attack - representing a greater protective effect than ceasing smoking and nearly as much as taking statins.
They are now advocating that the flu vaccine be provided free of charge to everybody aged over 50, extending the current scheme that makes it available to people over 65.
Senior author Raina MacIntyre said the role of the flu vaccine in preventing heart attacks had not been taken into account in previous cost-benefit analyses of broadening the national flu vaccination program to people aged between 50 and 65.
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http://www.theage.com.au/national/h...attacks-unsw-study-finds-20150826-gj88o3.html
People who get the flu vaccine are less likely to have a heart attack.
A study by University of NSW researchers has found that people who have been vaccinated against influenza are 29 per cent less likely to have a heart attack - representing a greater protective effect than ceasing smoking and nearly as much as taking statins.
They are now advocating that the flu vaccine be provided free of charge to everybody aged over 50, extending the current scheme that makes it available to people over 65.
Senior author Raina MacIntyre said the role of the flu vaccine in preventing heart attacks had not been taken into account in previous cost-benefit analyses of broadening the national flu vaccination program to people aged between 50 and 65.
...
http://www.theage.com.au/national/h...attacks-unsw-study-finds-20150826-gj88o3.html