and the immune-system compromised should seriously consider not getting vaccinated at all.

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It's your choice,I've heard a lot of horror stories of affects after the shot,I'm 71,never had the shot or had the flu,seldom get a cold,good immune system I guess.

I always thought the shots were bullshit. But I have a very close friend with immunodeficiency and I get it for her and others that are at risk of exposure to the flu triggering other major, and potentially life threatening issues.

I forego the flu shot & keep Tamiflu around. Seems the years I've cracked & gotten a flu shot I've caught everything under the sun. The last flu shot I had was the swine flu years ago, '09?

I won't ever get the flu vaccine. I don't ever get the flu. I don't even get colds. I used to work with kids, and with kids, one or more of them are always sick. I had coworkers who were sick all the time, and some of my friends I hang out with are sick all the time. I never catch their cold or flu or worse. I keep myself healthy, eat right, and keep my immune system strong.

That said, young children, seniors, and people with compromised immune system probably should get the shot, as per recommendation of their physician. I'm not an anti-vaxxer.

I have never had a flu shot, hardly ever had a cold. So I think I will wait

The flu shot does not guarantee you won't get sick. It, however, does lessen symptoms faster recovery time. Without vaccinations, there would be a lot more sickness and suffering.

In my line of employment, I have contact with the public and an at-risk population, so I get a flu shot. I also get my son a flu shot.

Already seeing lots of flu cases in Texas. Years ago we could opt out of the flu shot. I never did or do. Now if you opt out, it’s required that you wear a mask the entire time your are in the hospital during flu season. My kids and I got our shots this week.

All adults over 65 are called in by their GPs to get the flu vaccine each autumn in the UK. I always take it. We get it free on the NHS, and I do know some people who don’t go in and get it, they are relying on “herd immunity” from the rest of us who do. I had a great uncle who died in 1919 after surviving WW1 when the Spanish flu epidemic swept the world and killed thousands.

Vaccine has been around my entire lifetime and it does make a difference with many diseases. Ideas that it causes autism are very lame and just make money for the ones writing books on that subject. Many diseases were eradicated in my lifetime by vaccines i. e. that today you seldom see people with polio. I knew a few when I was young.
Will I get the flu vaccine this year? You bet! Will it prevent anything? Maybe not. It you get the vaccine and do get the flu it still may help you get well quicker. At best getting the vaccine is like flipping a coin. This is because they have only "guessed" at which flu strain is coming. Nobody knows for sure. Also be aware that influenza is one of the biggest killers in the world. It kills young and old. It is wise to immunize.