Yep, I don't normally opt for a flu shot since they're primarily a guess for the 3 strains expected to be in the population during the flu season. Since I'm still under treatment from the MRSA infection I got with my spinal fusion surgery, the doc recommended it. I'm still on antibiotics twice a day until the bones fuse. Either I've been extremely lucky, or the antibiotics have been offering some protection, because I've been pretty fortunate not to have had the flu or any kind of crud this year.