The Student Health Center reported a steady stream of students lining up for the first day of H1N1 inoculations Monday.The Health Center distributed about 200 H1N1 vaccines to students and faculty yesterday, according to Julie Hupperich, associate director of the Health Center.”It was just a slow and steady line of people throughout the morning and afternoon,” Hupperich said.Hupperich said the first day of the vaccination process went about as smoothly as possible thanks to strong preparation and the experience of October’s seasonal flu inoculations.The Health Center called in two additional nurses to help administering the shots, Hupperich said.She said the process was even more streamlined than the seasonal flu vaccinations because the federal government provided the H1N1 shots for free.Brian O’Donnell, music senior, said he signed up for a vaccination because it was free and he had free time Monday.O’Donnell said it was mostly a precautionary measure for him, but he wasn’t too concerned about getting sick or the possible side effects.The Health Center’s doors opened at 7:30 a.m., and inoculations began at 9 a.m. Hupperich said there were a few students who came early and finished paperwork before vaccinations began.The paperwork classified students by demographic information and identified them by the priority groups set up by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. People between 6 months old and 24 years old fall into the broadest priority group. Other priority groups include health care employees and child caregivers.Patients were also asked to fill out a form of consent and enter information into the state immunization system.Following a nurse-administered shot, patients were asked to remain in the building for about five minutes of observation to prevent allergic reactions.The overall process took between 10 and 15 minutes a patient, Hupperich said.Billy Platt, veterinary medicine junior, said he was in and out the Health Center within 10 minutes.He said the injection was quick and relatively painless, and he said he didn’t feel any immediate side effects.”Most people who come in have had seasonal flu vaccines before, and they haven’t had bad reactions in the past,” Hupperich said.Platt said he wanted to get vaccinated to make sure he was healthy for his exams.”I’m not living in fear or paranoia, but I always manage to get sick around finals,” Platt said. Inoculations will continue throughout the week between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.—-Contact Adam Duvernay at [email protected]