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BEIJING, Oct 23 (Xinhua) – After US President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month, some netizens on social media have linked the president’s infection to his vaccination history against the flu.
They hold the view that flu vaccination can make people susceptible to the new coronavirus, which turned out to be false.
Influenza is a common and contagious respiratory infection caused by influenza viruses. The flu vaccine fights flu by activating the human immune system.
Although COVID-19 also causes respiratory illnesses with symptoms ranging from mild to severe, it belongs to a completely different viral family.
In a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, researchers found that flu vaccination does not increase the risks of contracting COVID-19 or worsen associated morbidity or mortality.
A team of researchers led by Joe Zein, a pulmonologist at the Cleveland Clinic, analyzed more than 13,000 patients at the Cleveland Clinic between early March and mid-April this year.
Comparing patients who received an influenza vaccine in the fall or winter of 2019 (4,138 patients) with those who did not receive it (9,082 patients), they revealed that influenza vaccination is not associated with an increased incidence of COVID-19 or severity of illness, including risk of hospitalization. , admission to the intensive care unit or mortality.
“Our findings suggest that we should proceed as usual with our vaccination strategy for global influenza this influenza season,” Zein said. “Getting the annual flu vaccine continues to be the best protection against the flu virus, both for you and for those around you.” Final product
