Because of a shipment delay, the UI’s seasonal-influenza program will be conducted in phases, said UI spokesman Tom Moore.

“The first phase focuses on immunizing anyone who works, learns, or volunteers in the UI Hospitals and Clinics, in order to protect patients,” he said.

The second phase, beginning in November when the rest of the vaccine supply is now set to arrive, includes immunization of other UI faculty and staff. The supply was originally set to arrive this month.

UI employees outside the UIHC are asked to wait to get their vaccine until the implementation of the program’s second phase. However, these employees will not necessarily be turned away if they come to a clinic seeking a vaccination.

— by Samuel Lane