Flu Shots

Do you get a flu shot every year? We have gotten them every year now for quite a few years. So far, we have avoided getting the flu also. So I think they work for us. Some people just can't take the shot due to other medical reasons but I feel it is a good thing to have available. Especially for people in nursing homes, who have run down conditions to begin with. Once it gets started in nursing homes and hospitals, it seems hard to stop. Our local County Health Nursing Service always has a couple of days in October or November when they give the flu shots. Last year we got both flu and pneumonia shots from our doctor at the clinic during a regular checkup. There was a terrible shortage of flu shots last year but this year they say it is so plentiful, they may end up throwing some away. I think last year, there was such a shortage that by the time they got enough for everyone, a great many people just let it go. I heard they had to destroy many of the vaccines and that was an awful waste.