Hugh Jackman Jokes About The Flu Shot, CDC Loses Their Shizz!

At no point did anyone take Hugh Jackman seriously last night at the Golden Globes when he joked about the lack of importance of getting a flu shot.
Because, you see, it was a joke — he had the flu. He didn’t like the flu, and he wasn’t promoting how easy it was to have the flu. He was joking because he SHOULD HAVE gotten a flu shot.
Yet, here’s the CDC losing their damn minds over it!
Here’s what a rep said:

“I don├óΓé¼Γäót know if he really meant that vaccination was not a good thing to do, but each year millions become ill with influenza; more than 200,000 may be hospitalized; and between 3,000 and 49,000 will die. The first and most important step in protecting against the flu is to get a flu vaccine each season.”

Wow, thanks for that Debbie Downer of the CDC.
Give us a break. Here’s what he said, jokingly grinning the whole time and obviously feeling terrible:

“Sorry, I├óΓé¼Γäóm at the tail end of this flu and I was kicking myself for not getting the flu shot … but it appears actually you don├óΓé¼Γäót need one. I feel great!”

No CDC member needs to waste their time clarifying!
Congrats, Hugh!
[Image via WENN.]