<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> This is all very interesting what is being said about flu shots because my son, age 12, has been getting one every year since he was very young because he has asthma and his allergist always recommends he have one. But he gets sick every year, approximately a week after the shot. This year all it's been is a cold that won't go away (going on 3 weeks), but in past years it has sometimes been the flu. The response from the doctor has always been that we must have been a bit late in giving him the flu shot...that the virus had already hit him by the time he took the shot. Now I'm wondering if any other people have had similar reactions. Kathy Grzedzinski Alpharetta, GA