Yes I did, last month, at Costco of all places!

Sue

Every year since 1979! That was the first year my lung collapsed.

Yep! At Kroger last month. We used to go to the health department but they became so crowded with people with sick children. It's good that the shots are offered at many other places now.

No! I'm afraid I'm on my own...I can't take the flu shot because I am allergic to eggs.

But, I haven't had the flu since I was 10 years old.

Gayle

No, I've never had a flu shot and can't remember when I last had the flu.

Oh, yes. Got it in Oct. at the Sr. Citizens Center.It cost $30. and I would have paid whatever they asked. I've also had the pneumonida shot. I've had the flu and pneumonia and I'll never miss being current on these shots! I thought I'd die from the flu one year and from pneumonia another year. Get that shot!!!

I went to the free drive through flue shot "clinic". It was set up in the parking lot of ORU. Third year I got it that way, short waiting time, quick and relatively painless. Above all, FREE! How could I skip it? :)

Moni

Flu shot one week pneumonia shot the next. My MD gives them to me at his office.

I did get the flu shot last month. I had the real flu in the winter of 1999/2000. I didn't want it again, so I get a shot every year. I've never gotten a pneumonia shot. But I suppose that will be on my yearly to do list now.
Leslie

Yes, I got really sick last year (maybe not the flu but still the memory of being really sick was with me) and I'm pregnant this year so I wasn't taking any chances.

Yes...over a month ago at cardiologist office. All my Drs insist on it because of meds i'm on.

Pneu. shots are once every 5 years. I don't do the flu shots because I got sick after taking it. Last time I was sick for 6 weeks. It is suppose to be a dead virus they give you but I have gotten sick twice.

Got mine a few weeks ago.

Yep, I got my flu shot a couple of months ago at my doctor's office.

Yes, at work. We're still giving both flu and pneumonia vaccine to all our patients who want it.

Yes, i got mine back in October at the mall. I was shopping with the kids and they had a quickie clinic set up. They were asking $25 for the flu shot. I told them that i could get the shot for $20 and began to walk away. They said they would give it for that price too. Who knew that you could haggle over a flu shot?

Yes, it's doctor's order. Like Moni, I got mine through a Drive Through Flue Shots but mine cost $25! It was worth it though. A few weeks after I got the flue but it wasn't severed as it could have been without the shot.

When I used to get flu shots I always got them for free from our local Department of Health. No questions asked. I assume anyone can do this.

No, I decided not to get one this year. I don't have a
good reason for not getting one. I just decided to past on
the shot this year.
It will interesting to see, what symptoms I have
this year, compared to people who have had the flu shot.

Got it in October. Got the flu in December. DD, the pediatrician (who's kids gave it to me), said it is a different strain from the shot I had. Hmmph!
Kathy G in MI

I used to get them every year until I started being sensitive to eggs about 4 yrs ago.

Shirley

I never got them until I was pregnant with DD. After I stayed home to take care of her, my immune system went downhill and we caught lots of stuff!! SO, every year i get one now (esp since I am pregnant right now). Wish they could cure the rotavirus. That one is EVIL!!!

Got mine in October... a freebie because I am a hospital volunteer (among other things!).

yes...and i did costco, too...

Yes, from the Corporate Nurse here at the office.
(it was free!)

I got mine a couple of months ago at work. It was free.

Linda

DH and I got ours in Oct. from the health dept. When I worked at the health dept in the 80s and 90s, we gave them free, but then the state supplied most of the vaccine and we only had to buy extra if needed. Now the health depts are having to buy their own and it gets higher every year. When I first started giving them, they cost about $2.50 a dose, now they're $11 to $12 a dose. The extra money that is asked helps to cover the cost of supplies, gloves, syringes, etc.

Our health dept. this year asked for donations of $11 if you didn't have insurance to cover the cost but no one was turned away if they didn't have the money. Many people donated much more than that. Too, the $11 just barely covered the cost of the vaccine, let alone the supplies needed.

I did back when I worked but my contact now is sooo limited to poeple I don't probably still should...Stacy

Yes, I got mine at work for free. Back in 2004 I got the "real" flu and thought I was going to die. That was the first year I skipped the shot and I'll never miss it again.
~Betsy

Yes I got mine a couple of months ago and that was the first one for me. Was so afraid it would make me sick but it did not.

Never have and never will unless I somehow get serious health issues that would put in the high risk group of dying from an upper respiratory illness. If my health was extremely poor though I might just go with the flow and take my chances.

I pretty much go along with what's stated in the link below.

Here is a link that might be useful: Flu Vaccine

Interesting article, Wildchild!

I'm on the fence with the shingles vaccine right now. I see that Dr. Andrew Weil recommends it, and I have some respect for him. But I tend to react badly to a lot of things, plus the vaccine is relatively new. I tend not to trust new things coming out of the health professions.

I did, also at Costco. My insurance covered it, but even if it had not, I definitely would have paid many times over to prevent getting the flu.
I do hope those "You are not just flu'in yourself!" advertisements worked. Although I definitely understand not getting the vaccine if you have an allergy or sensitivity - TG does, which is all the more reason for me to get the shot.
I office out of my house, but about once per month I travel for business. So, I have the worst combination of lack of consistent exposure to bugs and the barrage of germs you come in contact with in airplanes and hotels.
I swear, if I come within ten yards of a kid with a cold, I get a cold, so I'm not taking any chances!

Never had a flu shot and never had the flu. I haven't had a cold in 10 years or more. I think all the dirty work I do has made germs shrink and run when they see me. My mother was the same way tho. She never got sick and I probably inherited my immune system from her.

Some people just dont get sick. I use to be one of those people. After having my first child a began getting the flu at least 3 times every flu season. And i would end up in the ER from dehydration. Now i get the flu shot. I still get the flu maybe once. However i have not seen an ER in all the years that i have gotten the shot.

Yes last Oct at Docs office also had Pneumonia shot in the hospital

I got mine and DDs at our HMO on the same day. Free is fabulous! Hallelujah!

I can't convince DH to get one - he says the flu is normal and he sees it as his way of his body cleaning itself out. What?? I was so irritated with him when he came out of his mouth with that foolishness - I had to leave the room. He doesn't consider the fact that he lives with three other people, two of them with asthma, and we don't want to get it!