Do I really need a flu vaccine?
Flu viruses mutate frequently, so even if you’ve had the flu before, getting a yearly flu vaccine is important for protection against new strains.
We debunk the latest vaccine misinformation each week in our Just the Facts: Correcting this week’s disinformation newsletter. Browse the other Just the Facts Newsletter Topics by clicking the link below:
Flu viruses mutate frequently, so even if you’ve had the flu before, getting a yearly flu vaccine is important for protection against new strains.
Baby Corbyn’s death is unlikely linked to vaccines, as there’s no evidence connecting vaccines and SIDS.
A small, potentially biased study suggesting flu vaccines increase non-influenza respiratory illness is contradicted by a larger study showing no such association.
The drop in flu cases during 2020–2021 is due to COVID-related protective measures that protect people from respiratory infection like masking and distancing.
The nasal flu vaccine does not increase the risk of Strep A infections, as the study’s findings have been misinterpreted.
No, current flu vaccines are not mRNA-based, but mRNA flu vaccines are being developed and will undergo thorough testing before approval.
The claim that flu was replaced by COVID is false; masking and distancing during the pandemic effectively reduced flu transmission, but with fewer people taking these precautions now, flu is likely to resurge.