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Myth or Fact? I ’ m healthy. I don ’ t need the flu vaccine.

Myth or Fact? I ’ m healthy. I don ’ t need the flu vaccine. Myth: I ’ m healthy. I don ’ t need the flu vaccine. Myth: I ’ m healthy. I don ’ t need the flu vaccine. Here are the Facts: Vaccinations are intended to keep people healthy Children need to be vaccinated too

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Myth or Fact? I ’ m healthy. I don ’ t need the flu vaccine.

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  1. Myth orFact? I’m healthy. I don’t need the flu vaccine.

  2. Myth: I’m healthy. I don’t need the flu vaccine.

  3. Myth: • I’m healthy. I don’t need the flu vaccine. • Here are the Facts: • Vaccinations are intended to keep people healthy • Children need to be vaccinated too • Flu vaccines protect the body before disease strikes • If you wait until you or your child gets sick, it will betoo late for the vaccine to work • People who have the flu can make you sick 24 hoursbefore they even feel or look sick themselves • The best way to protect yourself and your familyis by getting the vaccine

  4. Myth orFact? The flu vaccine causes the flu.

  5. Myth: The flu vaccine causes the flu.

  6. Myth: • The flu vaccine causes the flu. • Here are the Facts: • Flu vaccines are made with dead or weakened viruses • It’s impossible to get the flu from the flu vaccine • Vaccines strengthen the immune system to protectboth children and adults from getting the flu

  7. Myth or Fact? The flu vaccine will make me sick.

  8. Myth: The flu vaccine will make me sick.

  9. Myth: • The flu vaccine will make me sick. • Here are the Facts: • All medications, including vaccines, can haveside effects • Typical side effects of the flu vaccine can include: • Soreness • Redness or swelling where the shot was given • Headache • Low grade fever • Body aches • Any side effects usually begin soon after the vaccineis given, and last only 1 to 2 days • Most side effects, if they occur at all, are relativelyminor compared to the effects of having the flu andcomplications relating to the flu

  10. Myth: • The flu vaccine will make me sick. • Here are the Facts: • In a small percentage of people, a vaccine, like any medicine, may cause allergic reactions • Those who are allergic to eggs should not get the vaccine • Otherwise, the risk of a vaccine causing any serious harm is extremely small

  11. Myth orFact? So what if I get the flu, it can’t be that bad.

  12. Myth: So what if I get the flu, it can’t be that bad.

  13. Myth: • So what if I get the flu, it can’t be that bad. • Here are the Facts: • The flu can make you extremely ill • In some cases, complications from the flucan even kill you • Typical symptoms include: • Chills • Aches • Fever • Congestion • Cough • Extreme fatigue

  14. Myth: • So what if I get the flu, it can’t be that bad. • Here are the Facts: • More severe cases can cause: • Vomiting • Diarrhea • Serious respiratory problems • High fever • The need for hospitalization • A case of the flu can last for four to five days on average, and sometimes longer

  15. Know What's True About the Fluis a collaboration of the New Jersey Health Officers Associationand the New Jersey Immunization Networkand was funded by a grant from theNew Jersey Department of Health & Senior Services.

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