With the number of people reporting influenza-like symptoms on the rise in north central Kansas, Barton County Health Director Shelly Schneider said shots for the disease are still a good idea and they are still available. “It’s not too late to get vaccinated for the flu,” she told the Barton County Commission Monday morning. As a side note, she said many of flu symptoms are similar to those of the mumps, a diseases that has also been reported in Barton County.