I've been offered the flu vaccine for the first time this year, due to having asthma, presumably because they've widened the criteria due to Covid. I've never had flu, I'm very healthy, fit, eat a ton of veg each day which means I don't catch colds (despite the multitude that the kids bring home from school). No evidence either way as to whether anyone in the house has had Covid. The kids are having the nasal vaccine at school which would be my main source of contagion. My asthma is very mild - 2 attacks in last 6 years maybe - but I know I have small lungs and for my level of fitness I do get out of breath more than you would expect.
It seems loads of people want (need?) the vaccine this year so I don't want to take one if I don't need it. I'm happy to have vaccines / medicine etc if absolutely necessary but I really don't like to if not necessary or "just in case". I also don't want any potential side effects of the vaccine which might mimic Covid symptoms leading to need to isolate unnecessarily.
Should I have the vaccine or not?