I’m in favor. Granted, it only provides full protection against a handful of the strains the CDC feels are most likely and they guess wrong a lot, but it still offers a little protection against whatever strain is currently roaming around your neighborhood.
I also know enough about biology to understand why some people have a reaction to the vaccine that makes less knowledgeable people think that the flu shot made them sick. Given that I’ve usually had my flu shots around the same time that a particular non-influenza bug is going around, I’ve long attributed any post-flu-shot illnesses to be the result of my wife sharing her case of the sniffles with me than to anything about the shot itself.
As for those that cling to the “Vaccines cause Autism” meme, all I can say is that the First Amendment gives all US citizens the right to put their ignorance on display while also granting the right to ridicule ignorance in any derisive manner short of actual credible threats.
@Cruiser Those living in major transportation hubs are also a bit more in need of any immunity boost they can get. While a small town store clerk may be exposed to every bug the locals bring in, someone in a place like Seattle, NYC, or Chicago could potentially be exposed to bugs from all over the world.