They can. Flu vaccinations are not 100% effective in all people and the vaccine must match the virus types circulating to prevent that type of flu exactly or very close for it to work. See the related questions below for more details.
People receive flu shots to build immunity to several varieties of the flu virus.
No, you cannot get the flu from receiving the flu shot. The flu shot contains inactivated virus particles that cannot cause the flu.
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A flu shot clinic is a place where you can go to receive the flu vaccine. During flu season these clinics are set up so that more people can be seen to receive the vaccine.
Yes, each year in the US approximately 36,000 people die from the flu; most did not have a flu vaccination.
So that you don't get infected with the flu, because in some people it can be quite fatal.
the flu shot was as painful as a bee sting.
First, there is typically no pressing reason to find out if you had a flu shot in the past. Since you must get flu shot annually, a flu shot history is not important to most people. If you still feel you need to know, you might try calling your primary care provider (current and past), your employee health department (current and past) and the Department of Health to find out if they have records of your receiving a flu shot.
So you don't get the flu.
Yes, you can still get the flu shot. The flu shot should not be gotten if you are currently ill, but if you are on antibiotics, it is OK to get.
You have to wait until your better then you get the flu shot
They don't shoot you, and it isn't a 'shot' of a drink, it's a needle in the arm. In the 2009-2010 flu season there was a mist as well as a shot for the vaccination for swine flu. In the 2010-2011 flu season the vaccine for swine flu protection is included in the one vaccination for the seasonal flu.