I just got the H1N1 vaccine today. I am considered high risk because I am over 50 and have asthma. I would have gotten it sooner except that it wasn’t available.
We don’t take influenza seriously. Tens of thousands of Americans die from seasonal flu every year. Millions died in 1918-1919. Vaccines offer quite a bit of protection and the risk of serious adverse events in people in whom the vaccine isn’t contraindicated (such as people with allergies to eggs) is miniscule. I will accept the protection, as should anyone without contraindications.