 I never used to get the flu shot and I actually came down with influenza one year. It was two years ago that I got the flu and I got it really bad. I was you know in my 30s I was healthy and I was completely incapacitated by the flu. Couldn't breathe hardly couldn't swallow had a fever 102 had to stay in the hospital. Well you don't want to go through what I went through. Young people old people are people that are compromised in some way can die from it it can be lethal. I can't afford to get sick. I'm a single mom so I just can't be out for a week. I have a nine and a eleven year old and I've always given them the flu shot because I think that's the best way to prevent the flu. I have asthma and allergies and my doctor highly recommends it so I could stay healthy. I recommend to all my family and friends to get vaccinated because you never know if it's going to be a bad flu year. I get the flu shot to protect myself and to protect my patients as well as my daughter. I'm pregnant and I want to make sure that I protect my baby as well. It's not really about yourself it's about others too. Sometimes you could transmit the virus even if you don't feel sick. I get the flu shot every year. I get it every year. It's important to keep everybody safe.