Thumper, I rarely get a flu shot. When I was in basic training I had a severe reaction to the flu shot and it pert near killed me. It was bad enough that I was medically discharged from the military, and I still have respiratory issues from it to this very day. I expect I will have them the rest of my life, and I predict it will be what eventually kills me if I don't die in an accident or something first. So needless to say I'm pretty gun shy when it comes to flu shots.