People get the flu all the time. It's not that serious, right?

Flu is a serious contagious disease. Each year in the United States, on average, more than 200,000 people are hospitalized from flu complications and 36,000 people die from flu.

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1. Can the flu vaccine give you the flu?
2. Are the "stomach flu" and influenza the same thing?
3. Is December or later too late to get the flu vaccine?
4. I got the flu vaccine last year, do I need to get it again?
5. Is hand washing the best way to prevent the spread of the flu?
6. How is the flu virus spread?
7. People get the flu all the time. It's not that serious, right?
8. I hate shots, is there another way I can get the vaccine?
9. Can I spread the flu if I don't have any symptoms?