Vaccines & Your Heart

Living with heart disease means making smart choices to protect your health—and vaccines are one of the simplest, most effective tools available. Vaccines & Your Heart is a patient-focused course designed to help individuals with heart failure or other heart conditions understand the essential role vaccinations play in staying healthy and preventing complications.

This course walks you through the basics of vaccination: why they matter, which vaccines are recommended, what to expect, and how to make informed decisions with your healthcare provider. You’ll learn how vaccines can reduce inflammation, prevent serious infections like the flu, COVID-19, and pneumonia, and lower your risk of hospitalizations or worsening heart symptoms.

Whether you’re newly diagnosed or have been managing your condition for years, this course empowers you with the knowledge to take control of your heart health. You’ll discover how vaccinations fit into a heart-healthy lifestyle—alongside good nutrition, physical activity, and mental wellness—and how getting vaccinated helps protect not just yourself, but your loved ones and community too.

Vaccines & Your Heart is part of HeartLife Academy’s commitment to helping people with heart failure live longer, healthier lives. Join us to build your confidence, make informed choices, and take a proactive step toward protecting your heart.

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Course Includes

  • 5 Lessons
  • Course Certificate
  • This course was made possible with unrestricted funding from GlaxoSmitKline.
  • This course was made possible with funding from the HeartLife Foundation.
    This course was made possible with funding from the HeartLife Foundation.