Flu shot found to protect against severe effects of COVID-19

Medical XPress / University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine / PLOS ONE ^ | Aug. 4, 2021 | Susan M. Taghioff et al

[ConservativeMind]

In a newly published study, scientists have shown that the flu vaccine may provide vital protection against COVID-19.

This was the largest study…which strongly suggested that the annual flu shot reduces the risks of stroke, sepsis, and DVT in patients with COVID-19. Patients with COVID-19 who had been vaccinated against the flu were also significantly less likely to visit the emergency department and be admitted to the intensive care unit.

Members of the first study group had received the flu vaccine two weeks and six months prior to being diagnosed with COVID-19. Those in the second group also had a positive COVID-19 diagnosis but were not vaccinated against the flu. The incidence of 15 adverse outcomes (sepsis; strokes; deep vein thrombosis or DVT; pulmonary embolism; acute respiratory failure; acute respiratory distress syndrome; arthralgia or joint pain; renal failure; anorexia; heart attack; pneumonia; emergency department visits; hospital admission; ICU admission; and death) within 30, 60, 90 and 120 days of testing positive for COVID-19 were then compared between the two groups.

The analysis revealed that those who had not had the flu shot were significantly more likely (up to 20% more likely) to have been admitted to the ICU. They were also significantly more likely to visit the emergency department (up to 58% more likely), to develop sepsis (up to 45% more likely), to have a stroke (up to 58% more likely) and a DVT (up to 40% more likely). The risk of death was not reduced.

Although it isn't exactly known yet how the flu vaccine provides protection against COVID-19, most theories speculate that the flu shot may boost the innate immune system—general defenses we are born with that do not protect against any one specific illness.

[Bikkuri]

I won’t even take the flu shot anymore.. The way things are going, it wouldn’t surprise me if they put the kung-flu vax in the flu shot.

[hotdogjones]

Don’t blame you. I have never taken a flu shot. Not needed. Best way to protect immune system is naturally. Vitamin c, d, zinc. Exercise cardio and strength, proper diet, and sleep.

[Bikkuri]

"Best way to protect immune system is naturally. Vitamin c, d, zinc. Exercise cardio and strength, proper diet, and sleep."

That's the way I think too. I only took the flu when pressured by the VA (and of course when I was active duty), but, so far, I have been successful at telling them, "absolutely not" on the wuflu vax.

All the good times growing up (falling from trees, off of bikes, wondering through the fields of sick people, etc.) was all part of growing up and building up our immune systems (falling off bikes and out of trees no so much, but you know what I mean).
I feel sorry for the kids nowadays since they never get the chance to be kids anymore, which has it's problems (like immunity), and helicopter parents.

Also, the creeps in power for the last few decades making it a priority to make single parent families.