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H1N1 flu misconceptions
Preston Rudie
50 mins ago
Tampa, Florida --
The only thing spreading faster than H1N1 these days are the misconceptions about the virus.
One of the biggest misconceptions according to Tampa General Hospital and University of South Florida Dr. John McCormick is the belief that the H1N1 vaccine is experimental.
"This is not an experimental thing. It's not rushed out any more than any other vaccine that they do and it's being monitored in the same fashion by the CDC and other organizations in the same respects," McCormick told 10 Connects.
McCormick stresses the virus is very contagious and widespread. He says even healthy adults should get the vaccine, adding another misconception seems to be people thinking they don't need to get a shot.
"Not true, it's probably going to be a situation where everybody of every age needs to be vaccinated to avoid transmission and acquiring the disease."
Health experts say other H1N1 misconceptions include thinking a regular flu shot protects you from the swine flu. McCormick says it's also a misconception that you'll get the H1N1 virus from getting vaccinated.
"It there are any symptoms that people may misconstrue as an infection, such as aches and body pain that's just your immune system responding to this dead viral challenge and you cannot get the flu from the flu shot."
McCormick warns another misconception is that the worst has past. But he says the virus will probably not peak until January or February, which is why he again encourages everyone to get vaccinated.
http://www.wtsp.com/news/health/story.aspx?storyid=118001&catid=12
Preston Rudie
Tampa, Florida --
The only thing spreading faster than H1N1 these days are the misconceptions about the virus.
One of the biggest misconceptions according to Tampa General Hospital and University of South Florida Dr. John McCormick is the belief that the H1N1 vaccine is experimental.
"This is not an experimental thing. It's not rushed out any more than any other vaccine that they do and it's being monitored in the same fashion by the CDC and other organizations in the same respects," McCormick told 10 Connects.
McCormick stresses the virus is very contagious and widespread. He says even healthy adults should get the vaccine, adding another misconception seems to be people thinking they don't need to get a shot.
"Not true, it's probably going to be a situation where everybody of every age needs to be vaccinated to avoid transmission and acquiring the disease."
Health experts say other H1N1 misconceptions include thinking a regular flu shot protects you from the swine flu. McCormick says it's also a misconception that you'll get the H1N1 virus from getting vaccinated.
"It there are any symptoms that people may misconstrue as an infection, such as aches and body pain that's just your immune system responding to this dead viral challenge and you cannot get the flu from the flu shot."
McCormick warns another misconception is that the worst has past. But he says the virus will probably not peak until January or February, which is why he again encourages everyone to get vaccinated.
http://www.wtsp.com/news/health/story.aspx?storyid=118001&catid=12