State and local leaders hope you will follow their example to prevent getting sick this winter.
Governor Bill Haslam and his wife Crissy, along with state Health Commissioner John Dreyzehner and Knoxville mayor Madeline Rogero were at the Knox County Health Department to get their flu shots.
Each year, as much as 20% of the population gets the flu, and more than 200,000 people may be hospitalized from complications of the illness.
Health officials encourage everyone over six months old to get their flu vaccine