Other than dh we all got our shots and do every year. The one year I didn't get one, I had the flu and was on my back for a long time-I truly wished for death. DH was even sicker than I was. My kids had the shot and they had a fever for about 4 hours and that was it. I started out getting the shots after my second round of pneumonia-since I now have 2 scarred lungs my dr says to always get the shot (the year I didn't was when there was a shortage). My oldest dd has asthma so she automatically gets it too. Someone at another board I go to lost his 5 yo child from flu complications. :(
contrary to what some believe, it's impossible to get the flu from the shot-it's a killed vaccine. If someone gets the flu around the same time, it's a complete coincidence.