Doctors Debunk 15 Flu Myths

Two doctors debunk 15 of the most common myths about the flu. They explain how long the flu vaccine will last for, and why you have to get the flu shot every year. They also explain the importance of getting the vaccine even if you are healthy, and how it could be even more important for people who are pregnant.

0:00 Intro
0:26 Myth 1: You can't get the flu shot if you're sick.
0:54 Myth 2: The flu vaccine gives you the flu.
1:20 Myth 3: It's too late to get the flu shot.
1:43 Myth 4: You can't get the flu after you've had a flu shot.
2:41 Myth 5: The flu vaccine is effective for a year.
2:59 Myth 6: The flu vaccine is 100% effective.
3:52 Myth 7: You shouldn't get the flu shot while pregnant.
4:28 Myth 8: Healthy people don't need a flu shot.
5:00 Myth 9: Antibiotics will treat a flu infection.
5:30 Myth 10: The flu is similar to a cold.
6:13 Myth 11: You can't get the flu more than once a year.
6:52 Myth 12: You can't spread the flu if you don't have symptoms.
7:19 Myth 13: You don't need a flu shot every year.
7:43 Myth 14: People who are allergic to eggs shouldn't get the flu shot.
8:54 Myth 15: Taking vitamin C will prevent the flu.

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Doctors Debunk 15 Flu Myths

[connor]

Thank you for putting the myths and timestamps in the description! 😃

[mattg]

I saw an ad on this video for homeopathic “medicine”. So ridiculous. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[Zetaku]

seeing people coughing at their hands triggers me so hard

[ajaysasikumar]

I see no karens here, did we just won 🌞

[zukodude]

Today i went to my doctor to ask for a flu shot and she said they were all out ☹
Not even pharmacies had it, all gone.

[ashroman]

I’m 37 years old, and I’ve never suffered flu like symptoms. The only time I thought I had the flu, it turned out to be appendicitis. So, now I’m wondering if I’m Superman and can’t get it, or if I’m Typhoid Mary and I always get it and never know it.

[rebeccasimen]

How did this video come out 2 months ago and it only has 21K views? usually this channel gets way more!

[debiw]

Strawberry allergies can be triggered by the flu shot. My sister used to have moderate reactions to the flu shot. When she's brought it up with her doctor, he narrowed it down to the strawberry allergy. There's something in there flu shot that mimics strawberry just enough to trigger reactions.

[CharmingDiva]

I took the flu shot this year and after I got it my legs hurt for 3 days straight and never happened to me before I don't believe I will ever take it again

[lihung]

Funny, I got a multivitamin gummy ad as that “prevents” illness before this video.

[diegollanos]

😭yeah I did an allergic reaction with the flu shot so jokes on them

[harleyquinn]

I suffered two really bad flu vaccine reactions back in high school and today I got my first flu shot in 20 years. Here’s hoping history doesn’t repeat itself.

[Innomen]

Drinking/injection game: "I hear this all of the time." = Take a shot.

[Jonatron]

Would be nice if they actually explained what a live attenuated influenza vaccine is (intranasal vaccine) as that has most of the risks, but typically with patients with underlying health conditions.

[derekhobbs]

The flu shot I got in 2021 Australian season knocked me flat for over a month, so not keen to get it this season.

[bahiralneaimi]

Responses Baher Al-Nuaimi • My name is Baher Al-Nuaimi and I married Dr. Heba Bashir and she works at the University of California at Davis: One day she asked me to take the flu vaccine to protect my daughter so that she would not get sick after I had the flu vaccine. Something to activate the virus from the influenza vaccine, but after taking it I had severe diarrhea, shivering with cold and fever, coughing headache and my heart choking quickly because the virus sprayed in my body, I had a severe infection from the throat to the kidneys and I had a rare kidney disease. With a rare disease FSGS, and the withdrawal of this influenza vaccine, it is a killer that doctors use to take revenge on people with disagreements who use their medical expertise to harm people who have some material disagreements between them.

[christianmarroquin]

I laughed at myth 11, that you can't have the flu more than once a year. I actually got the flu three times in one year. That was a rough year for me. After that, I just have got it once in three years.

[bartangel]

would sidr honey be any good for a flu since it contains betulinic acid?

[angelic_autumngachaclubgac]

I had to deal with Strep Throat, which is a bacterial infection of the throat, While the flu effect the throat and/or lungs and is a virus with a vaccine to prevent it

[LuckyJackson]

jus start the damn video why do we need the previews?