Fact check: Does a new study say the flu vaccine is dangerous?

Anna Hicks places the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine in a refrigerator at the Andrews County Health Department's measles clinic in Andrews, Texas [File: Annie Rice/AP Photo]

A new Cleveland Clinic study conducted in the United States on the flu vaccine has grabbed vaccine sceptics’ interest, prompting questions and concerns about the vaccine’s safety.

“Get the flu shot and you are 27% more likely to get the flu!” read an April 7 X post that referenced a preprint study published on April 4. “GET THE SHOT GET THE DISEASE!”