Do most health care professionals get vaccinated against the flu?

No, many dental and medical health care workers still do not get the influenza vaccine on an annual basis. A common excuse is that they “don’t get sick.” What they don’t realize is that influenza symptomatology is much more dramatic than other flu-like illnesses, including a severe cold. They are putting themselves at risk for a serious illness by not getting vaccinated. Another major reason people don’t get vaccinated is because of the common misconception that you can get influenza from the vaccine.