The American Heart Association News, having analyzed the data of more than 237 thousand people, came to the conclusionthat a flu shot reduces the chances of dying from cardiovascular disease by 18%.
Siva Yedlapati, a physician at the Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, NY, explained that the flu shot is comparable to beta blockers and an ACE inhibitor – they are used to lower blood pressure and, in addition, reduce the risk of death by 20-25%. Thus, the influenza vaccine reduces the likelihood of death from various health problems, in general, by 28%.
Donna Arnett, Dean of the University of Kentucky College of Public Health, said the flu shot this year is especially important due to the pandemic.
“We still don’t know the full extent of the impact of COVID-19 on the heart,” said Arnett.
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