Not flu season? I heard it started early this year, and one child in DS's class was already out for two weeks with the flu.

With the enterovirus situation happening concurrently, I'd get a flu shot from anyone who was offering.

I used to be a "flu is no big deal" person til swine flu caused two of my kids to miss nearly a month of school several years ago. Then, late last spring, I got the "regular" flu myself and ended up with pneumonia. We get our shots regularly after those episodes.