Young children, adults 65 and older and people with certain chronic health conditions, including asthma, heart disease and diabetes, are most at risk for severe complications. It’s true that if you’re young and healthy, your risk for severe complications from the flu is lower.However, if you contract the flu, you could potentially pass the virus along to someone in one of those other, vulnerable populations. The flu shot helps protect them as well as you.Besides, even healthy individuals can experience fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, body aches and headaches associated with influenza infection. It’s a virus worth avoiding.