Linn County H1N1 Clinic Friday for High Risk Groups

Daniel Lundtvedt, a nurse who works in St. Luke's Emergency Department, receives the nasal spray form of H1N1 flu vaccine on Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Health care workers with direct patient contact are among the first to receive vaccine for H1N1 flu in Iowa. St. Luke's received 135 doses of vaccine, which is being used for emergency department workers. (Cindy Hadish/The Gazette)

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By Becky Ogann

Story Created: Nov 5, 2009 at 10:20 AM CST

Story Updated: Nov 5, 2009 at 10:20 AM CST

LINN COUNTY - Linn County will hold its first H1N1 vaccine clinic on Friday.

The clinic at Hawkeye Downs starts at 9:00 a.m. and runs until 2:00 p.m., or until the doses run out.

The clinic is for high-risk groups only. And because it's the nasal spray version, this vaccine is not safe for pregnant women or children with chronic conditions.

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