Just laugh off the flu Hope Mcintyre boosts jabs for elderly

A good book is called a page turner. Surely that’s the minimum you expect of any book. On Valentine’s Day: You have to come up with this s*** every year. Last week I just PSYCHOLOGISTS hope pensioners will see the funny side in a clinical trial to find out if Michael Mcintyre’s gags can boost the effect of a flu jab.

It comes after research revealed that happiness can make the vaccine more effective.

Professor Kavita Vedhara, a health psychologist at

Nottingham University, said improving protection for the elderly is vital.

The professor, who is working with tech agency Rehab, said: “We want to be able to improve the effectiveness of vaccinations so that fewer older people end up with flu, which can be a devastating condition in the elderly.”

The £315,000 trial, which is due wrote, “I still love you, see last year’s card for full details”. Aaron is the worst name. It’s the first name in the Baby Name book. How lazy can your parents be? to start later this year, is funded by the Medical Research Council.

Patients aged 65 to 85 will have their mood measured and watch 15 minutes of Mcintyre’s comedy. Their mood will then be retested to see if they are happier.

This is done by testing their blood before the jab and four weeks later to see if they have higher antibody responses. Mcintyre, 42, has had a stellar career. In 2012 he was the world’s biggest-selling comedian with a 71-date tour attended by 700,000 people. In 2018 he became the topselling artist in the history of London’s O2 Arena, selling more than 400,000 tickets to 28 shows.

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