Myth #1: The flu vaccine gives you the flu or makes you sick. (No, it doesnt.) Myth #2: Flu vaccines contains dangerous ingredients, such as mercury, formaldehyde and antifreeze. (Not exactly, and the ingredients arent dangerous.) Myth #3: Pregnant women should not get the flu shot. (They should.) / The flu shot can cause miscarriages. (It doesnt.) / Pregnant should only get the preservative-free flu shot. (Nope.) Myth #4: Flu vaccines can cause Alzheimers disease. (They cant.) Myth #5: Flu vaccines provide billions of dollars in profits for pharmaceutical companies. (Maybe, maybe not, but so what?) Myth #6: Flu vaccines dont work. (Um, they do work.) Myth #7: Flu vaccines dont work for children. (Again, they work.) Myth #8: Flu vaccines make it easier for people to catch pneumonia or other infectious diseases. (No, they make it harder.) Myth #9: Flu vaccines cause vascular or cardiovascular disorders. (No, they dont.) Myth #10: Flu vaccines can break the blood brain barrier of young children and hurt their development. (No, they cant.) Myth #11: Flu vaccines cause narcolepsy. (Not the seasonal flu vaccine, and not most others.) Myth #12: The flu vaccine weakens your bodys immune response. (It actually strengthens it.) Myth #13: The flu vaccine causes nerve disorders such as Guillain Barre syndrome. (Not usually, and not as much as the flu does.) Myth #14: The flu vaccine can cause neurological disorders. (No, it cant.) Myth #15: Influenza isnt that bad. Or, people recover quickly from it. (Uh, its pretty bad.) Myth #16: People dont die from the flu unless they have another underlying condition already. (Actually, healthy people DO die from the flu.) Myth #17: People with egg allergies cannot get the flu shot. It will kill them! (No, it wont, and theres an egg-free vaccine.) Myth #18: If I get the flu, antibiotics will take care of me. (No, they cant.) Myth #19: The flu shot doesnt work for me, personally, because last time I got it, I got the flu anyway. (It still reduces your risk.) Myth #20: I never get the flu, so I dont need the shot. (You can see the future?) Myth #21: I can protect myself from the flu by eating right and washing my hands regularly. (No, you cant.) Myth #22: Its okay if I get the flu because it will make my immune system stronger. (Selfish, much? And no, it doesnt.) Myth #23: Making a new vaccine each year only makes influenza strains stronger. (No, it doesnt.) Myth #24: The side effects of the flu shot are worse than the flu. (No, they arent.) Myth #25: The flu vaccine causes Bells palsy. (No, it doesnt.)
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 07:49:53 +0000
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