Smart international travelers know the importance of visiting their travel clinics to find out which travel shots they need to stay safe in their respective destinations. In most cases, a good number of travelers will not bother to visit any clinic and they will simply go online and read about the required and the recommended vaccinations for the destinations they are headed for.
However, this is a bad approach since most of the online sources are never up to date and by failing to see a well-informed travel doctor, you could be exposing yourself to a number of risks.
Depending on the place you are travelling to, you may be up for a couple of travel vaccinations, including booster shots to enhance your immunity against certain diseases. Additionally, you may have to get a few routine vaccines, which includes the flu shot.
Flu is an infection known to affect travelers all the time, and though it may not be life threatening, catching it while on a trip would come with a lot of inconveniences to you. Matters could even be worse for you if you were already treating some other sickness. The presence of the flu would escalate the symptoms, leading to more pain.
Though the flu vaccine is a routine vaccine, if you feel healthy enough, then there are no consequences for not receiving the shot. It is not always guaranteed that you will catch the flu during the trip and there are also no guarantees that you will remain safe after receiving the shot. There are so many people who get the shot but still end up with an infection. As a viral disease, there is no specific cure for the flu, but rather measures to reduce the severity of the symptoms.