Study says H1N1 vaccines are too late

West Palm Beach -- Hundreds of free H-1-N-1 vaccines are being handed out right now in Palm Beach County, but are the vaccines too late? A new study says so, but experts say that's still no reason to skip it.  This week, according to this new study, is supposed to be the peak of the H1N1 season with the highest numbers of people getting sick right now. 

The study conducted by Purdue University says the H1N1 vaccine won't be as effective as the regular season vaccine because it was released late in the season.  Scientists are predicting about 60 percent of the US population will get be infected by the end of this year, but only about one quarter of Americans will actually get sick from the virus.  From now until October 25th is supposed to be the biggest wave of sickness and the vaccines won't help that, since it just became available.

Still, experts remind people once you are vaccinated, you are immune to this strain forever.  That means you shoudl only have to do it once.