People who received the flu vaccine in the year before testing positive for COVID-19 may have a milder case of the virus.<br />Those who received the vaccine are nearly 2 1/2 times less likely to be hospitalized with a severe form of COVID-19.<br />According to UPI, vaccinated patients were more than three times less likely to be admitted to an ICU with COVID-19.<br />Researchers stress however that the flu vaccine does not offer protection against COVID-19.<br />Instead, they theorize that it may help prevent progression to severe disease from the virus by "priming" the immune system.<br />The researchers plan to look at whether other types of vaccinations offer the same benefit.
