I find it amazing how people can still think that the flu shot gives them the flu. It is not a live vaccine. It can not give someone the flu. It also does not take effect immediately, like that stupid Walgreens commercial implies.
My girls have recieved the flu shot since diagnosis in 1990. My husband always recieve it, he was in the military and medical, so he was in the first group that recieved them. I admit, I didn't get them, simply because I hated shots/needles. I was finally guilted into it one year when my husband went with me to get the girls their shots, they asked "how many shots today?" and he said "four". How can I back out with my 4 & 7 yr old right there? Still it was hit or miss years following. Since Anna's transplant I get it like clockwork.
After tx, Anna's roommate who HATES needles even started getting the vaccine, for Anna'. She gets the flu mist. Although, because the components are different and there is a slight amount of live virus in that, she has to stay away from her for a couple of weeks. It can potentially be transmitted through a sneeze or cough. The reported cases of this occuring were very small. That info. I got directly from the people that make flu mist.
All of our extended family members also get the flu shot, not just for Anna' and Rachel but for my grandparents as well. We're talking 14 children plus spouses and their children.