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8 most common flu myths

POSTED: 08:26 AM PDT Sep 26, 2012 UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Sep 26, 2012

Think you know everything about the flu? See if you’ve been fooled by the eight most common flu myths.

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Think you know everything you need to know about the flu? See if you’ve been fooled by these eight common myths about the flu, according to U.S. News and World Reports.

Sick

Cold or flu?

Vaccine shot

washing hands, soap

Sick child

Child sick fever

vaccine, hand, doctor

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Child getting vaccine from doctor

Flu vaccine

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