Common Myths About The Flu Among Healthcare Workers

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1.

It is not important for healthcare workers to be vaccinated against the flu if they are healthy.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False

Explanation
FACT: Even if you are healthy, as a healthcare worker, it is important to get the flu vaccine every year. You could be at risk of getting the flu and passing it to others because of your close contact with patients.

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I work in a large health care facility where many staff members get the flu vaccine. One less person who gets vaccinated won’t make a difference.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False

Explanation
FACT: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends that all healthcare workers get a flu vaccine every year. In past years, flu infections in hospitals and long-term care facilities have been attributed to low vaccination rates among healthcare workers. According to the CDC, getting vaccinated against the flu every year is the most effective method for preventing the flu and its complications.

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3.

To protect myself against the 2009 H1N1 flu strain and seasonal flu, I need to get two vaccines.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False

Explanation
FACT: You only need to get one vaccine to help protect against seasonal flu and the 2009 H1N1 flu strain. This flu season, the flu vaccine offers protection against both strains.

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4.

I don’t have any flu symptoms so I cannot pass the flu to my patients.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False

Explanation
FACT: The flu is contagious and can be deadly. Even if you don’t show symptoms of having the flu, you can still pass the virus to patients.

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5.

The flu vaccine is not safe.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False

Explanation
FACT: You cannot get the flu from a flu vaccine. According to the CDC, almost all people who receive the influenza vaccine have no serious problems from it. However, on rare ocassions, flu vaccination can cause serious problems, such as severe allergic reactions.

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6.

The flu vaccine does not work.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False

Explanation
FACT: The ability of a flu vaccine to protect a person depends on the age and health of the person receiving the vaccine. In addition, the similarity or "match" between the viruses in the vaccine and those in circulation can affect the vaccine’s ability to protect a person against the flu.

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7.

Antibiotics can work just as well as the flu vaccine.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False

Explanation
FACT: Antibiotics do not fight infections caused by viruses, such as the flu. Antibiotics cannot be used to treat the flu and will not prevent the spread of flu. Antibiotics are not a substitute for the flu vaccine, which helps prevent flu infection.

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8.

By January, it’s too late to get the flu vaccine.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False

Explanation
FACT: It's not too late to be vaccinated in January. Yearly flu vaccination should begin in September, or as soon as the vaccine is available, and continue throughout the flu season, which can last as late as May.

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Common Myths About The Flu Among Healthcare Workers

It is not important for healthcare workers to be vaccinated against the flu if they are healthy.

I work in a large health care facility where many staff members get the flu vaccine. One less person who gets vaccinated won’t make a difference.

To protect myself against the 2009 H1N1 flu strain and seasonal flu, I need to get two vaccines.

I don’t have any flu symptoms so I cannot pass the flu to my patients.

The flu vaccine is not safe.

The flu vaccine does not work.

Antibiotics can work just as well as the flu vaccine.

By January, it’s too late to get the flu vaccine.