Busting Flu Myths  By Corinne Rose  February 25, 2013 Updated
Feb 25, 2013 at 7:37 PM EDT  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (www.incnow.tv) --
The flu season is still in full swing, with a staggering number
of deaths across the country and here in Indiana.  So is it too
late to get a flu shot... is one really necessary... and how
long are you contagious before your symptoms develop?  First of
all, the flu shot is only effective against one strain of the
virus, and this season's is considered moderately effective,
meaning four in ten people who get the shot will still get
influenza.  But Allen County's health commissioner says young,
healthy people who get the vaccine are less likely to spread it
to people who can't fight it well.  "For the people who have a
less robust immune system, what we're really hoping to do is not
just that they won't get the influenza at all, but if they do
get it, it's less severe. Much less likely to cause death, much
less likely to cause serious complications," says Dr. Deborah
McMahan.  Influenza