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Better question is, does it really help anything? The probablility of the vaccine makers to have predicted the right flu strain is virtually zip. The only one study by the CDC failed to show any from the vaccine benefit: go to this link (remove any dashes) http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5301a3.htm scroll down in the editorial note. You will see nothing more than a spin the CDC put on the results that were not favorable to the vaccine. I'm all for vaccination if it's shown to help but this one is based on a guess only. BTW influenza a and b that the editorial note seems to tout, are not even around this season

my husband, 4 year old and i got ours this morning... but my 12 week old will not.

i agree with BBK. it's all guesswork. one's thing is for certain, though - those shots have mercury in them. i can't imagine injecting myself, or my kids, with mercury year after year after year, right into the bloodstream. No flu shots here - no thanks!!!

I'm 35 and my doctor does not recommend flu shots for me. He says its for the elderly. If its not good for me its not good my baby.

i went to the doc. and they had 2 diff. kinds of flu shots, one with and one without mercury, the one without mrcury cost more.

My dr. recommended that I get one because my daughter is under 6 months old. She actually said that everything with young babies should get one. I've never had one before but I got it and the only side effect I had was that my arm was sore for a couple of days. I would recommend you get one but maybe not your son depending on how old he is.