Around here, the clinics for seasonal flu shots have been ongoing for several weeks now. I'll probably get the jab since I'm a vector to/from an elementary school (a.k.a., ground zero).

With an aging population, the impact of seasonal flu on the health care system is significant and will probably increase every year. Costs go way up and resources are stretched. In that context, I begin to think that getting a flu shot is something of a civic duty; YMMV.