• Flu shots cannot cause influenza, but not getting a vaccination can put you and the people around you at risk for the disease. Dr. Pritish Tosh, a member of the Mayo Clinic Vaccine Research Group, says the flu shot is the best tool we have in fighting the influenza. Jeff Olsen has more flu shot facts in this Mayo Clinic Minute.
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