H1N1 Vaccines Available to UNI Students & Staff

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 Daren Sukhram

Story Created: Dec 3, 2009 at 3:50 PM CST

Story Updated: Dec 3, 2009 at 3:50 PM CST

CEDAR FALLS - 1,500 doses of the H1N1 flu vaccine have been made available to University of Northern Iowa faculty, staff and students age 24 and younger and students of all ages with chronic health conditions.

The free H1N1 vaccinations will be distributed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 11, in the lower level of the Commons on a first-come, first-served basis.

The UNI students, faculty and staff seeking vaccination must bring their UNI identification card with them.

The Black Hawk County Health Department recommends receiving the H1N1 vaccination even if an individual has already been sick to help fight off future exposure to the flu.

Additional H1N1 vaccination clinics will be scheduled as supplies become available.

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