Flu shot makes me ill

 It was inevitable.  I got my flu shot last week, and so what happened this week???  I'm sick, of course.  Yes, I work in a doctor's office where it's just about impossible to not pick up the germs brought into the office on a daily basis.  There is definitely something to be said for working in that type of environment for any extended period of time, because you do build up a certain degree of immunity after awhile.  The catch this year??  Our employee flu vaccines were MANDATORY.    Now I have consented to receive the flu shot for the past few years, no questions asked.  This past summer, when it was announced that it was no longer an option to decline, that's when I started questioning if I really wanted it or not.  No, I'm not a nurse, but I still have enough patient contact to cause concern.  Just the fact that they hand me their wadded up, damp, dirty money when they check-in, that's reason enough to warrant getting the flu shot.  It's just that I, and I'm guessing most of you as well, don't like being told that I absolutely have to do something that was once upon a time my choice by the powers that be.  Those powers that be are all too aware that it's a climate out there where people are not going to be inclined to protest.  What happens if you refuse the flu shot?  Well, the least of it being you must wear a face mask until "flu season" expires, and the worst of it being that they will deem you to be unworthy of a merit increase next year.  I'm still somewhat shocked that no one has taken this to the local newspaper/TV news station.  It seems highly illegal to essentially require your employees to receive a vaccine.  Apparently, there's a very similar case over in South Carolina.  Food for thought.  So out of curiosity, do you get the flu shot every fall?  Why or why not?