As this WaPo article reports, there are many good reasons to get a flu shot this fall, but here’s one that might surprise you: It could protect your brain. Recent research suggests, although scientists aren't sure why, that regular vaccinations against influenza and other infectious diseases such as shingles, pneumococcal pneumonia, and tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) may reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
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