> I don't get it.

I do - the media thrives on 'crisis', and this is as close as they are going to get unless something else happens. The hurricanes in Florida wound down, so this was the best they could find.

I agree about the over-medication thing, BTW - while there are some cases where it's obviously necessary, sometimes overmedicating a person will make them more susceptible to sickness than they would be if they fought it off themselves.

I can't remember if I've _ever_ had a flu shot, but if I did it has definitely not been within the last decade or so. I get sick once a year or so (I'm recovering from the common cold right now, in fact) - but it usually isn't too serious. Just really, really annoying.