My pediatrician recommends it and I have already gotten it for one of my children who has a long-standing medical condition. Right now in NY there is not enough to go around, so that is why they are not giving it to everyone.
Also, I have had the flu and it is not pretty! It is not just a cold and some fever, it is much more severe than that. It always irks me when someone says that they have “a touch of the flu”. If you’re not sick like a dog and completely miserable, it is not the flu! So I go yearly for myself and my children to get a flu vaccinations.