[templar]

My doctor tells me that had I not taken the shot, it would have been much worse

The ultimate CYA answer. I never get a flu (or any other kind) immunizing shot and I never get the flu. The occasional cold I get is generally so mild that I am never really sure if I caught one or if I'm just mildly allergic to something or over stressed. I think all the years of letting my immune system work the way it was intended has given me a lot of natural resistance and cross immunity to these things.

[bonesmccoy]

It's NOT CYA.

25% of the vaccinated people who actually become infected with the wild virus have enough cross-reactivity to limit contagion or disease.