With her four-year-old son in mind, Tia recognizes just how serious the flu is – it often leads to hospitalization – and wants others to know as well. “I think a lot of people think that the flu is just some type of regular cold, but the flu can get serious especially for younger children.”
Dr. Peter A. Lechman, the Medical Director of Northwestern Medicine’s Lakeview Region and a member of Clinical Faculty at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and The Lurie Children’s Hospital, Chicago, joined Tia to discuss flu prevention and was eager to address common flu vaccination myths and concerns.
Can you catch the flu from the vaccine?
“You can’t catch influenza from it; it’s just not a medical possibility,” assures Dr. Lechman.
When Tia isn’t caring for her family, find out how she practices self care and what other projects she has in the works in the video.
For more advice from Tia, visit TiasFluTips.com.
What Tia Mowry ‘Nose’ For Sure About Protecting Her Family [VIDEO] was originally published on blackdoctor.org
