I would strongly recommend looking at the
CDC website for the potential side effects of the flu
vaccine and weigh up the chances of getting them versus your child getting sick. Personally, the only time I have ever considered or gotten the flu shot is when my grandma was going through chemotherapy and I was living with her. My mother, however, works in a clinic and gets them every single year. For both of us, it wasn't about protecting ourselves as much as protecting others.