Personally, I don't feel enough research has been done in the short amount of time H1N1 has been around. Plus the fact that I don't usually even get regular flu shots, and the normal flu is said to be much worse as far as mortality rate than H1N1.
That's kinda like saying I haven't been seriously injured in a car accident so I'm not sure how important seatbelts really are...
Flu shot production has to begin long before flu season begins so they have to guess which flu to make a vaccine for. Sometimes they guess "wrong". It doesn't mean the vaccine was bad but rather it wasn't the one you wanted.
(I'm going to guess that it will take only one good flu episode to change your mind on the vaccines)
I'm not a medical expert and don't follow national and local flu trends etc. I leave that up to my GP. I got a seasonal flu shot Monday and when asked if I wanted to be on their H1N1 vaccine list told the nurse what I always say "ask the Dr, then call me if he says yes". I pay him good money for his medical opinions and I see no reason to conclude now I know better than him.
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