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Flu shot associated with fewer coronavirus cases, researchers suggest
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Researchers at Michigan Medicine say they found an association between the flu shot and fewer, less severe coronavirus cases.
The researchers found that between March and mid-July 2020, of the nearly 13,000 who got a flu shot the previous year, 4% tested positive for COVID-19, while nearly 5% of the 14,000 who forwent the flu shot tested positive COVID-19. Those who received the shot were also "significantly" less likely to require hospitalization, according to the news release posted to Eurekalert.org. Hofmann noted that the underlying cause of the apparent association is not yet clear.More Related News