I got my flu shot 1 hour ago. This is the 3rd year of having it. 4 years ago I got the flu and had to stay home from work for 5 days and man was I sick. My throat hurt so badly to breathe or swallow. I sat on the couch and sucked crushed ice for days. What convinced me to get the shot was this horrible experience PLUS the fact that I could have infected my best friend at work (who was 60ish) and that could have killed her. We both pledged to get the shots every year after that because our friendship meant that much. I've never had any adverse affects or felt poorly. I was even allowed to have the shot today with a nasty cold, because I wasn't feverish. So for those of you who figure you're healthy and don't need a shot that's cool, but consider if you get it who will you infect with it, your elderly parents, your grandparents - if they've not had the shot - yikes, it could be deadly. I figure better to be safe.