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Flu vaccinations are more effective in the morning
Flu vaccinations are more effective in the morning Flu vaccinations are more effective in the morning

RESEARCH suggests flu vaccinations are more effective in the morning.

A 2016 study by the University of Birmingham found that those given the jab between 9am and 11am had greater protection against two out of three strains of flu a month later compared with those vaccinated between 3pm and 5pm, reported the journal Vaccine.

Professor Janet Lord, one of the investigators at the university’s Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, said: "Our results suggest that by shifting the time of jabs to the morning, we can improve their efficiency with no extra cost to the health service."

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