Yes some people are very willing to put their bodies on the line for science and thank God for that. I am completely selfish when it comes to that though which I'm not totally proud of but I'm sure everyone here understands. What would be the negative side of the flu shot? It's killed virus so it can't cause illness(the exception would be if you were allergic to eggs you can't take the flu shot). I know the flu vaccine still uses mercury as a preservative but that form of mercury in that application has never been proven to cause any harm at all. That is terribly sad that a child would die of influenza, but I know the strain we had last year got my brother very ill for a day until we got some tamiflu in him. That stuff is amazing, but since it causes nausea in some people I prefer just not to get the flu to start with.