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BA1 Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccine Use and Stroke in England
This study investigates the association between bivalent COVID-19 vaccines and ischemic stroke, as well as the effect of simultaneous influenza vaccination on the association.
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - June 15, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Acute Myocardial Infarction and Ischemic Stroke After COVID-19 by Vaccination Status
This retrospective cohort study examines the incidence of acute myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke after COVID-19 infection among vaccinated vs unvaccinated adults in Korea.
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - July 22, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

COVID-19, Overdoses Made 2021 The Deadliest Year in U.S. History
2021 was the deadliest year in U.S. history, and new data and research are offering more insights into how it got that bad. The main reason for the increase in deaths? COVID-19, said Robert Anderson, who oversees the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s work on death statistics. The agency this month quietly updated its provisional death tally. It showed there were 3.465 million deaths last year, or about 80,000 more than 2020’s record-setting total. Early last year, some experts were optimistic that 2021 would not be as bad as the first year of the pandemic — partly because effective COVID-19 vac...
Source: TIME: Health - April 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: MIKE STOBBE / AP Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news

Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, and Pulmonary Embolism After BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine
This population based study evaluated the short-term risk of severe cardiovascular risks among French residents 75 years or older after they received the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccination.
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - November 22, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Flu Shot Could Prevent a Heart Attack
The flu vaccine protects against more than just influenza ― it also reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke by about one-third, according to studies published by the British Medical Journal Heart and the Journal of the American Medical Association. This February during American Heart Month, Texas physicians urge everyone who hasn’t yet received an annual flu shot to get vaccinated.
Source: TMA News Room - February 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news