H1N1 Flu

Live on Midmorning: Medical myths and H1N1

Public health officials are trying to figure out why a majority of Americans, including many public health nurses and doctors, have told pollsters recently they are wary of the H1N1 vaccine. Wary to the point that they're not sure they will get the shot against H1N1 flu. A look at medical myths and what fuels the fear of vaccines.

Guests

• Gregory Poland, MD: Professor of medicine and infectious disease at Mayo Clinic and director of the Mayo vaccine research group.
• Sandra Quinn: Associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.
• Rachel Vreeman, MD: Assistant professor of pediatrics in the Children's Health Services Research Program at the Indiana University School of Medicine and a pediatrician at Riley Hospital for Children. She's the co-author with Dr. Aaron Carroll of "Don't Swallow Your Gum!: Myths, Half-Truths, and Outright Lies About Your Body and Health."

More from MPR

• H1N1 vaccine Q&A
  October 15, 2009
• Half of Americans won't get H1N1 vaccine, polls say
  October 12, 2009
• High-risk groups to receive H1N1 vaccine first
  October 14, 2009
• State reports surge in flu outbreaks in schools
  October 14, 2009
• H1N1 kills otherwise healthy child
  October 6, 2009

Resources

• CDC Flu Update
• Flu.gov
• Newsweek: When Myths Trump Science
• About Gregory Poland
• About Sandra Quinn
• About Rachel Vreeman