Reply #74: I chose the article to spur conversation about flu shots...

[polichick]

...which it very helpfully did ~ but I wouldn't mind trying extra vit. D to help fight the flu, just as people use vit. C to help with colds. Of course, countries all across the world have known for generations that there's a correlation between exposure to sunlight and a strong immune system, so it only makes sense that we might be more susceptible to colds and flu during the winter months.

That said, forget the flu shot ~ I'm booking a couple of winter trips to sunny Florida like I usually do and leaving it at that. :)