 I lost my healthy 27-year-old son to influenza. Jacob wasn't someone you'd expect to die from the flu. After five weeks of fighting, Jacob died. I'm Dr. Bill Schaffner of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. Each year, influenza claims the lives of Americans of all ages, including healthy young adults like Jacob. Visit adultvaccination.org. For the people. Weekday afternoons from 4 till 6 on News Talk KVNU, 6, 10 a.m. and 102.1 FM.