Although flu activity remains low throughout the country, it won’t be long until the flu becomes widespread. The best way to protect yourself is by getting a flu shot. You can learn more about our flu vaccine study for kids 6 months to 5 years by clicking here. However, there are many misconceptions about the flu shot out there. Forbes lists 5 common flu myths:
Myth #1: The flu vaccine can give you the flu
- Injected flu vaccines only contain the dead virus, which can’t infect you
Myth #2: Antibiotics can fight the flu
- Influenza is a virus and antibiotics only fight bacterial infections
Myth #3: Stomach flu is a form of influenza
- Influenza is a respiratory disease, not stomach or intestinal
Myth #4: Swine flu is transmitted by eating pork products
- The H1N1 virus is spread by human-to-human transmission
Myth #5: Cold weather causes the flu
- You must come in contact with the virus, not just cold weather
You can read more about why these myths are not true by clicking here. You can also learn about other flu misconceptions here.
To learn about reasons for getting a flu shot, the CDC Flu is tweeting the top 10 reasons you should get a flu shot throughout the week. Follow them @CDCFlu
