In a video clip, a physician whose license was suspended for promoting COVID-19 misinformation claims flu vaccines are being used to experiment on people and that the government has been lying about the flu shot’s effectiveness for decades.
Recommendation: Emphasizing that the flu vaccines are not experimental but are the result of decades of research showing that they protect against flu infection, severe illness, and complications is recommended. Messaging may explain that annual flu vaccination is encouraged because the flu can be deadly, especially for those who are at high risk, including infants and young children, older adults, and people with preexisting health conditions. Fact-Checking Source(s):