I got the flu shot last year - I was OK.
Several years ago I was not given the shot option, but told I had to take the flu mist. I was told: "It's a dead virus, it can't make you sick."
The day after the flu mist, I began to exhibit strong flu symptoms. By Monday, I had a temperature of 103, chills, vomiting - the works.
Whoever told you flu mist was dead out and out lied to you. Flumist is a live attenuated Boris. The flu shot is inert (dead)
I take the quad valent high dose live virus flu vaccine every year and have for ten years since my spouse went to work on a childcare facility and twice brought home influenza to me. The second time it put me in the hospital with a collapsed lung and pneumonia after nearly dying and 3 weeks in the hospital I eventually recovered months later with a 20% permanent loss of lung capacity. Since I have been taking the high dose quad valent I never once have been sick with influenza she refuses to take any vaccines she is a rabid antivaxer and get influenza every year twice she has been bed ridden in the last ten years. The only side effects I have ever experienced from the live virus version is a low grade fever for 24_48 hours afterwards and some fatigue also ending at most 48 hours later. I now am a firm believer in live virus vaccines. I’ll be taking the covid vaccine without hesitation even if it is a live androvirus version. The military has given me literally hundreds of shots over 12+ years and deployments to the tropics, deserts and various third world sh1tholes I fear no.vaccine.