- Myth 1: The flu shot can give you the flu.
- Myth 2: The flu is just a bad version of the cold.
- Myth 3: I am healthy, I don’t need the vaccine.
- Myth 4: I already had the flu, so I don’t need the vaccine.
- Myth 5: The side effects of the flu shot are worse than the flu.
This video was created by Travis Weger of the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.
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