Those wanting to receive H1N1 vaccinations won't be limited to lining up at the health department this week. Susanne Kufahl, assistant director of that department, said vaccine is now available at several locations.

Those include Kansas State University, which began giving vaccinations Thursday, and at several local physicians' offices. The health department is continuing its own vaccination clinics from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Clinics are planned for the Riley County and Blue Valley school districts on Nov. 23 and Nov. 30, with a clinic to follow in USD 383 in December.

Kufahl said Thursday's initial clinic at Lafene on the KSU campus served about 400 persons. Lafene will conduct a second clinic next Thursday.

Kufahl said vaccine is now also available at Fort Riley, at Stonecreek Family Physicians, and at several other physicians offices in Manhattan. She suggested that individuals check with their private provider to learn about availability. As with the health department, private providers will require adherence to the eligibility guidelines, which make only the following eligible population groups available for vaccinations:

Pregnant women, persons between the ages of 6 months and 24 years; persons between the ages of 25 and 64 years who have chronic medical conditions that put them at risk for influenza-related complications; health care workers; pre-school to 12th grade teachers; emergency personnel including police who act as first responders; and caregivers for, and people who live with, infants under 6 months of age.

Kufahl cautioned that people not view the recent decline in reporting of swine flu cases as indicating that the disease is on the wane. ''Historically, pandemic flu will ebb and flow, resulting in 'waves' of illness,'' she said. She noted that the illness is still two to three times more prevalent than usual for this time of year.