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Who here has had the flu this season? [View all] Quixote1818 Jan 2015 OP

did not get the shot this year.... chillfactor Jan 2015 #1

I don't get the flu shot. SheilaT Jan 2015 #2

Same here and your age HockeyMom Jan 2015 #23

A bit younger pecwae Jan 2015 #25

62 years old and haven't had a flu shot in 40 years livetohike Jan 2015 #31

In my 50's cwydro Jan 2015 #32

My mother was pregnant with me when she got the Asiatic flu. ladyVet Jan 2015 #62

I want my money back Telcontar Jan 2015 #3

I got a flu shot early in the season. Mugu Jan 2015 #4

I got the shot -- I caught the Flu my Dr. giggled at me! easychoice Jan 2015 #5

Really sorry you got so sick. Also sorry your doc seems a bit strange. Time for a switch? nt Hekate Jan 2015 #11

Actually we do well together. easychoice Jan 2015 #12

Glad to hear that you guys are simpatico and that you're better now! Hekate Jan 2015 #16

I hope you stay well too. easychoice Jan 2015 #19

Never got shots. Had a flu one time: c. 1962. Luck? Zorra Jan 2015 #6

Luck. You won the genetic lottery. nt Hekate Jan 2015 #9

Got the shot. Warpy Jan 2015 #7

no shot irisblue Jan 2015 #22

You were lucky. xmas74 Jan 2015 #27

I had the shakes and topped out at 102.6 Warpy Jan 2015 #33

I suspect exhaustion was part of my problem. xmas74 Jan 2015 #52

Got the shot; still okay. Fingers crossed about the mutated virus. Hekate Jan 2015 #8

I forgot to get my shots. kentauros Jan 2015 #10

I got a flu shot -- freebie because of the ACA -- but I'm in California so haven't been tested yet … Journeyman Jan 2015 #13

Haven't had the flu yet MissDeeds Jan 2015 #14

Never gotten a flu shot, but I was under the impression that it was mainly for the elderly and young nomorenomore08 Jan 2015 #15

The researchers combine more than one strain and make their best guess as to the mutation... Hekate Jan 2015 #18

I do have a much stronger than average immune system, but then again I'm still young. nomorenomore08 Jan 2015 #20

That used to be me: at one point I figured I only got it about every 7 years. Hekate Jan 2015 #36

I had a mild case. WhiteAndNerdy Jan 2015 #17

Haven't had the flu since the Hong Kong flu outbreak in 1968. hobbit709 Jan 2015 #21

The most "lucky" people are all old HockeyMom Jan 2015 #24

Actually elderly folks have been exposed to a lot more viruses over their lives Quixote1818 Jan 2015 #41

I had the flu shot the first week of October xmas74 Jan 2015 #26

"The Flu" - which "Flu?" Hari Seldon Jan 2015 #28

Don't get the flu shot as I am allergic to the oil that it is prepared in - leads to pretty signific MillennialDem Jan 2015 #29

I am surrounded at work laundry_queen Jan 2015 #30

Washing hands and don't touch your face. tammywammy Jan 2015 #35

I'm lucky laundry_queen Jan 2015 #54

Use hand wipes on your desk phone's receiver if other people are likely to have been using it, too. Hekate Jan 2015 #38

That's a good idea laundry_queen Jan 2015 #57

Even if you do catch the mutated strain your simptoms should be more tolerable Quixote1818 Jan 2015 #48

I got my flu shot, but whenever I leave the house, the first act upon my return home... MohRokTah Jan 2015 #34

No flu and no shots damnedifIknow Jan 2015 #37

The last time I had the flu Aerows Jan 2015 #39

Where are the "I never have had the flu so don't need the shot" people? Nt Logical Jan 2015 #40

kick for more voting Liberal_in_LA Jan 2015 #42

Why NOT get the flu shot if you don't have any specific health problem with the vaccine? CTyankee Jan 2015 #43

No reason not to. Some just like to brag they didn't get it. No idea why. nt Logical Jan 2015 #44

thanks. I was thinking that there was something I didn't get... CTyankee Jan 2015 #45

And then if they do get the flu they spread it around unnecessarily Quixote1818 Jan 2015 #47

So true!!! nt Logical Jan 2015 #49

Had a shot. No flu, so far. bigwillq Jan 2015 #46

No shot, got the flu this year rufus dog Jan 2015 #50

Dang. You had to post this and bring the flu on... Ms. Toad Jan 2015 #51

I've been oddly healthy lately. Agschmid Jan 2015 #53

I never did get flu or colds very much. lpbk2713 Jan 2015 #55

I don't know if I had actual influenza, or just some other crappy virus. scarletwoman Jan 2015 #56

I haven't had the flu and yes, I've had the shot HeiressofBickworth Jan 2015 #58

You can tell the people you live with they should get vaccinated too. It's standard... Hekate Jan 2015 #60

They've had their flu shots HeiressofBickworth Jan 2015 #61

If it's the same strain we had in Asia, you do not want this flu Recursion Jan 2015 #59