I'm personally not getting it. My reasons are:
1. I've never had flu in my life (touching wood as I say this
) and, other than pregnancy, have no medical conditions that make me high risk to get it. Obviously I know this doesn't mean I won't get it this year though!
2. My OH got the jab last year and felt rough for weeks after it! He had a bad cough he just couldn't shake for ages which came on literally about a day after having the jab. Could be a coincidence but he's not having it this year because of that and is very against me having it, particularly when pregnant.
3. I fail to understand how the jab can protect against every strain of flu - the flu virus mutates every year so how can the jab that has been available for a while now protect against a new strain of virus that probably hasn't appeared yet? I believe that any upcoming flu outbreak this year will be a brand new strain not in the jab.
4. I just don't like the idea of getting myself injected with anything whilst pregnant, whether the virus is deactivated or not. Like a previous poster said too, what other things does the jab contain??
Good point raised by another previous poster too about the jab not being given to babies under 6 months! x