These Four Routine Vaccines May Also Help Protect Your Heart

When you get vaccinated against infections like the flu or COVID, you are probably thinking about lowering your chances of getting sick. But research suggests certain routine vaccines may have another health benefit: protecting your heart.

"We’re beginning to understand the large number of problems these viruses can cause beyond, say, a cough and fever," said Paul Heidenreich, a professor of cardiovascular medicine at Stanford Medicine.

A study published in August in Nature Medicine adds to the evidence for vaccination’s potential heart-health benefits. Researchers compared adults 60 and older who received the newer shingles vaccine with those who received the older version. People who got the newer shot had lower rates of ischemic heart disease and heart failure during the seven years after vaccination, researchers found.

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