Stroke After Influenza Vaccines in Older Adults in the US, 2016 to 2019

JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jul 1;7(7):e2423926. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.23926.
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Plain language summary

This case series investigates whether an increase in stroke risk occurred after influenza vaccination among fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries during the influenza seasons from 2016 to 2019.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Influenza Vaccines* / adverse effects
  • Influenza, Human* / prevention & control
  • Male
  • Stroke* / epidemiology
  • Stroke* / prevention & control
  • United States / epidemiology

Substances

  • Influenza Vaccines