Kerman is joins us live from kaiser in South San Francisco and dan is it too late to protect your self against the flu. It literally takes a matter of seconds but doctors say it can protect you all winter long of course we are talking about the flu vaccine and doctors say if you havent had the flu shot yet, now is a great time. Usually flu becomes much more widesperead around christmas and then carries on into january february and march. Thursday afternoon there was a steady of stream of people dropping by the flu clinic at kaiser in santa clara its been a while since ive gotten it, i used to get it as a kid and then last year i got the flu twice in 6 months and i thought this year i am going to get the flu shot so im hoping it does the trick. Doctors say early indications suggest the vaccine is a good match for the flu strains that are circulating this season studies show the flu vaccine reduces the risk of getting the flu by between 50 and 60 . And is recommended everyone 6 months an