Vaccines for flu and pneumonia could reduce your chances of getting Alzheimer’s
Two teams of medical researchers found that people who got the seasonal flu or pneumonia vaccine were less likely to develop Alzheimer’s compared with those who didn’t get either of the two vaccines. (Unsplash/)Two common vaccines may come with an unexpected benefit, preliminary research indicates. Two teams of medical researchers found that people who got the seasonal flu or pneumonia vaccine were less likely to develop Alzheimer’s compared with those who didn’t get either of the two vaccines. The groups reported their findings this week at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, which was held virtually. The findings need to be confirmed with larger studies, but they hint that existing vaccines may help prevent the disease.That would “definitely [be] another reason for people to get flu shots,” says Albert Amran, a fourth-year student in the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, who presented one...