I meant to say that I have never had the flu while taking vaccines. I have been getting a vaccine every year for the past 15 years or so.
Prior to this, annual vaccines were unavailable.
The last time I had the flu was in the 1980's.
As everyone should know, "the flu" is not one disease, but a bunch of similar viral infections that mutate from one year to the next.
They seem to originate when wild birds infect domestic birds, and they in turn infect swine. This tends to happen in counties in which farmers keep pigs, chickens and ducks in close proximity,, as in China.
I apologize if you were confused.