Flu Season Misinformation

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With fall comes flu season, and with that a slew of misinformation, rumors, or misconceptions about influenza and the flu shot. Here's a look back at claims from flu seasons past:

Should You Avoid Getting a Flu Shot?

Oct 8, 2016 It’s flu season, and that means a whole new wave of recycled anti-vaccine fearmongering.

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Less Effective Flu Shots 'Prove' You Shouldn't Get Them at All?

Jan 15, 2018 Dubious websites are attempting to use a season in which the influenza vaccine is less effective ...

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Did the Flu Shot Cause This Year’s Flu Epidemic?

Feb 14, 2018 This claim is based on the incorrect interpretation of single quote from one nurse in Wisconsin ...

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Did the DOJ Admit the Flu Shot Is the “Most Dangerous” Vaccine in America?

Dec 17, 2018 The FBI issues a "Most Wanted Fugitives" list, but the DOJ has no equivalent for supposedly "Dan ...

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Can Tamiflu Cause Children to Become Homicidal?

Jan 30, 2018 Psychiatric problems are possibly associated with the anti-influenza drug Tamiflu, but causation ...

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Is Tamiflu Causing Increased Deaths from Flu?

Feb 14, 2018 Tamiflu is not responsible for the high number of flu season deaths, even if its potential rare ...

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Was a Healthy Nine-Year-Old Girl Paralyzed by a Flu Shot?

Oct 26, 2018 The story of a heartbreaking illness following a routine flu shot has been used to scare people ...

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Did a CDC Doctor Say the Flu Shot Is Causing a Deadly Outbreak?

Jan 17, 2018 A disreputable web site used an unsourced and fabricated quote to link deaths from the flu epide ...

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Was the Body of a CDC Doctor Who 'Exposed' the Flu Shot Found Floating in a River?

Apr 9, 2018 A missing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doctor was found dead, but he was not a "wh ...

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Did Melania Trump Ban White House Staff from Taking Flu Shots?

Jan 23, 2018 “I will not allow incubators of dangerous viruses to come anywhere near my son,” the First Lady ...

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By Alex Kasprak

Alex Kasprak is an investigative journalist and science writer reporting on scientific misinformation, online fraud, and financial crime.