This weekend the Health and Counseling Center received 150 H1N1 vaccines.

This first small batch of vaccines was almost completely distributed at a two-hour clinic held for people in the first priority group.

This group is defined by the state of Colorado as pregnant women, people who are in regular contact with children under six months old and children ages 5 to 18 with underlying-risk conditions.

According to Sam Alexander, director of the Health and Counseling Center, there were about 25 vaccines left after the clinic.

The vaccines are now available to anyone in the first and second priority groups. The second priority group includes anyone six months to 24 years of age, which includes most DU students.

The remaining vaccines will be given at the Health Center on a first come, first serve basis.

According to Alexander, 12,000 vaccines were ordered, but it is unknown when the next shipment will arrive.

Anyone who believes they may have already contracted H1N1 should still get the vaccine.

Alexander said, “A blood test is rarely done, so it is not 100 percent sure that they actually had H1N1. It does not hurt to get the vaccine.”

The symptoms of this flu are similar to those of the regular seasonal flu, and include fatigue, fever, sore throat, muscle aches, coughing, chills and sneezing.