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The single best way to prevent the flu is to get vaccinated each year.

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I had to take a flu break. "When I got the flu, my mom kept me home. I missed school, church and soccer practice. I couldn’t see my friends at school and on the team, but my mom said I was helping others by not spreading my flu germs."

Since the flu can make some people really sick, or even kill them, everyone ought to stay home and see a doctor when they get sick.

Staying home when you have the flu is one way to
help others from getting sick.

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