Flu myths debunked

COVID-19 isn’t the only virus putting people at risk.

As our Rebound Arizona series continues, we look into some of the benefits that come along with getting a flu vaccination.

ISN'T THE ONLY VIRUS PUTTINGPEOPLE AT RISK.

FLU SEASON --IS COMING UP AGAIN.

ANDEXPERTS ARE URGING PEOPLE TOGET THEIR FLU SHOTS.

AS OURREBOUND ARIZONA SERIESCONTINUES, NINE ON YOUR SIDE'SMARK CHARTER LOOKS INTO --SOME OF THE BENEFITS THAT COMEALONG WITH GETTING THATVACCINATION.VO NOW THAT SEPTEMBER IS HERE,HEALTH EXPERTS SAY IT'S MOREIMPORTANT THAN EVER TO PROTECTYOURSELF AGAINST THE FLU.

SOTROBERT SQUIRE, PHARMACIST,SPOTRX :31-40 WE WANT TOREBUILD OUR IMMUNE SYSTEMEVERY YEAR.

YOU KNOW, OUR, OURBODY SENDS STUFF, FORGET ALITTLE BIT ABOUT, YOU KNOW,WHAT WE'VE ENCOUNTERED BEFOREAND WITH THE FLU INPARTICULAR, YOU KNOW, THE, THESTRAIN IS MUTATE AND CHANGE.VO BUT WHAT EXACTLY IS THE FLUVACCINE?

BASICALLY, IT CAN BEGIVEN TWO WAYS: A NEEDLE OR ANASAL SPRAY.

BOTH HAVE A DEADOR WEAKENED FLU VIRUS INSIDE,AND WHEN THAT FOREIGNSUBSTANCE MAKES ITS WAY INTOYOU, YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM GETSTO WORK.

SOT ROBERT 2:17-2:24THE VACCINES ARE THERE TO, YOUKNOW, TO LET YOUR BODY KNOWTHAT, HEY, THERE'S THISINVADER, RIGHT.

AND TO PREPAREFOR THE INVADER.

VO WHEN YOUGET THE FLU VACCINE, ITDOESN'T TAKE EFFECT RIGHTAWAY.

HEALTH EXPERTS SAY ITTAKES YOUR BODY ABOUT TWOWEEKS TO BUILD UP THATIMMUNITY.

SO THOSE OF YOUSAYING TO YOURSELF "WHENEVER IGET THE FLU SHOT, I GET SICK"THINK AGAIN.

SOT ROBERT2:31-2:38 SO, DURING THAT TIMEOF BUILDING IMMUNITY, ONE OFTHE THINGS THAT COULD HAVEHAPPENED IS BEFORE YOU HADTHAT FLU VACCINE, YOU COULDHAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO SOMEBODY.VO HEALTH EXPERTS ALSO SAYTHERE'S BEEN SOME CONCERN OVERTWO OF THE INGREDIENTS IN THEVACCINE: FORMALDEHYDE ANDTHERMACELL.

BUT DON'T WORRY!SOT ROBERT 4:20-4:27 THEY'REIN SMALL AMOUNTS AND, YOUKNOW, THE RESEARCH SHOWS THATIT DOES NOT IMPACT INDIVIDUALSIN SMALL DOSES.

VO 2020 HASTHROWN US A LOT OF CURVEBALLS,WHICH HAS MADE LIFE PRETTYUNCERTAIN.

BUT WHAT'S CLEAR ASDAY, IS THE IMPORTANCE OF THEFLU VACCINE.

SO, WHETHER YOUTAKE THE SHOT IN THE ARM, ORYOU'D PREFER TO SNIFF YOUR WAYTO BETTER HEALTH, IT'S AN EASYPRECAUTION THAT CAN KEEP ALLOF US AS HEALTHY AS POSSIBLE.MARK CHARTER KGUN 9 OYS.IF YOU HAVE A REBOUND ARIZONASTORY TO SHARE -- LET US KNOWAT KGUN9DOTCOM/ REBOUND -- ORYOU CAN EMAILS US ATREBOUND@KGUN9.C OM.TH