# @healthline on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DczBoG3CWQK
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69897444-healthline-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-09-02T19:49:19.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Healthline (@healthline) — https://gondola.cc/healthline

## Caption

Your cold-weather health PSA: not everything you’ve heard about colds and flu is true. 🤧

Being cold won’t give you a cold. A flu shot can’t give you the flu. Green mucus doesn’t automatically mean you need antibiotics. And those are just a few of the myths that tend to make the rounds this time of year.

🔎 Think you can spot the rest? Take our cold and flu myth quiz at the link in bio.

#coldandfluseason #fluseason #fluvaccine #healthmyths #wellnesstips

Before you read it, we reviewed it.
Article Medically Reviewed By: Meredith Goodwin, MD, FAAFP
Article Review Date: 8/19/2026
Source: Coelho, S. (August 19, 2026). Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Common Cold and Flu Myths. Healthline. https://www.healthline.com/health/viral-vs-verified-quiz-debunking-cold-flu-myths

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