I have a mixed opinion on this one. There are vaccines that are helpful and worthwhile, but I don’t think the state should start mandating every vaccine that comes along. Tetanus Vaccine? Yes. Polio Vaccine? Yes. But the flu vaccine? No. The flu vaccine covers the strains guesstimated to be prevalent for that season, but mass immunization is no guarantee of stopping it, and it’s not likely that it will eradicate the disease. (Tetanus is not likely to be eradicated, but the vaccine is highly effective, and the disease is devasting).
The fatality rate of tetanus is about 40%, far higher than I care to risk. I will not pass on that one, however, tetanus is not contagious and not getting the tetanus vaccine will only hurt yourself.
Polio? It’s highly contagious, but again, those vaccinated are safe and it appears to be one of the safest ones around.
I wouldn’t pass on that one either.
As far as flu, this is ridiculous. They only guess/speculate/whatever they do to try to determine which flu strain is likely to become dominant and produce the vaccine for it. I think requiring a shot for something that it may not protect against is way over the line. It’s worse than useless if they get the wrong strain.