IT’S TIME TO GET YOUR ANNUAL FLU SHOT AND THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IS DISPELLING A FEW MYTHS ABOUT THE VACCINE.

THERE ARE A LOT OF REASONS PEOPLE DON’T GET THE FLU SHOT. SOME THINK THEY JUST DON’T NEED TO, OR THEY RARELY GET SICK SO WHY BOTHER. BUT PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR DOCTOR NGOZI (en-gozi) EZIKE (eh-zee-kay) SAYS CONSIDER GETTING VACCINATED TO PROTECT OTHERS.

DOCTOR EZIKE (eh-zee-kay) SAYS THE SHOT IS INACTIVE STRAINS OF THE VIRUS.

OTHERS THINK THE VACCINE GIVES THEM THE FLU…BUT EZIKE SAYS THOSE THAT GET SICK AFTER THE SHOT HAD PROBABLY ALREADY BEEN EXPOSED TO THE VIRUS.