I get the flu shot every year. On those few years that I don't get the shot, I get the flu. I am in a high exposure occupation because I teach large numbers of students, most of which work in hospitals and other health care facilities. When I have had the flu, I have become deathly ill. I almost died from complications of flu. I will be getting my flu shot this week. I think that we need to look at risk versus benefit with any drug. I have never had an adverse reaction to the vaccine and in my case, there is great benefit.