Flu Shot Does Not Reduce Risk Of Death, Research Shows
Sunday, August 31, 2008 - 10:21
in Health & Medicine
The widely-held perception that the influenza vaccination reduces overall mortality risk in the elderly does not withstand careful scrutiny, according to researchers. The vaccine does confer protection against specific strains of influenza, but its overall benefit appears to have been exaggerated by a number of observational studies that found a very large reduction in all-cause mortality among elderly patients who had been vaccinated.