[diN0bot]

the reason why health officials often want everyone to get vaccines is two fold, and has nothing to do with your chance of getting the bug:

1. consistent supply regardless of demand. when the killer bug does hit and suddenly everyone wants the flu vaccine there won't be enough supply because the manufacturers and distributers have never dealt at that scale before.

practically, this seems wasteful in times like these when we don't need a huge supply....but compared to some other things we spend taxes and the profits of certain involved actually increasing...it's actually not that killer expensive, and in fact would be good for the economy.

2. some people can't get vaccines. one reason is if they have a complicating disease or are susceptible to side-effects or are traveling from a country that failed on the supply issue. it is for these people that everyone else should get the vaccine.