Warren County eligibility requirements are as follows: You must be between 6 months and 24 years old, a health care worker, care for someone under the age of 6 months, someone with a chronic medical condition between the ages of 25 and 64, or pregnant.

H1N1 vaccine will be available in Polk County on Tuesday from 12p.m. until 8p.m. inside Veteran's Memorial Auditorium. Health officials said they will use the skywalk for overflow.

The following people are now eligible to receive a vaccination in Polk County: pregnant women, people who live with or care for children younger than 6 months of age, health care and emergency medical services personnel with direct patient contact diagnosing and treating patients with flu-like illness or direct contact with patients at high risk for influenza, children 6 months through 4 years of age, and people ages 5 through 64 years of age who have chronic medical conditions, such as asthma, diabetes, lung or heart disease, chronic liver or kidney disease, or are immune-compromised because of cancer treatment or HIV. Also, children under the age of 10 who have already received their initial H1N1 vaccination (at least 28 days ago).

Story County has two clinics planned. Shots are available Monday from noon until 4 p.m. at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Ames. They'll also be available in Nevada on Thursday afternoon from 4p.m. until 7p.m. at the Story County Medical Center South Campus in Nevada.

In Story County the following people are eligible for the vaccine: Pregnant women, persons who live with or provide care for infants aged less than 6 months (e.g., parents, siblings, and day care providers), health care and emergency medical services personnel who have direct contact with patients or infectious material, children aged 6 months to 4 years, and children and adolescents aged 5 to 18 years who have medical conditions that put them at higher risk for influenza-related complications.

To date, Iowa has reported 14 confirmed H1N1 flu deaths in Iowa, including 13 adults and one child.

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