Flu jabs slash older people's risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke, according to new research. The vaccinations cut heart attacks by up to 85 percent - and halve the number of strokes, say scientists.
A study of high risk hospital patients also found deaths from any cause fell by almost three quarters among protected over 50s.
It was based on more than seven million patients - one of the largest of its kind. Most people in England are to be offered it free this year because of the pandemic.
Lead author Roshni Mandania, a medical candidate at Texas Tech University, Dallas, said: "The results we found are staggering.
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