For most of the last week of October, Allen county schools were out due to illness.

Officials say it was mainly H1N1.

Friday was round two for H1N1 clinics in Allen County, and they say so far it's been a success.

With 412 doses given out Tuesday, and an estimated 600 doses Friday, many are taking advantage of the health department's services.

"We closed school last Tuesday through Friday, and our attendance rate was quite low," said Superintendent Randall Jackson with Allen County Public Schools. "We made that decision and we are quite pleased to be back in session this week."

Jackson says their attendance rate went from the mid-80-percentile last week to around 95-percent Friday.

Those with the health department say they've seen people of all ages at the two clinics they've held.

"We're advertising it for the target groups, but we've been instructed up through today not to turn anybody down," said Donnie Fitzpatrick, Administrator for the Allen County Health Department.

Jackson says it's good for the children to get the vaccine.

"We had many of our school age children, as well as younger children from what I understand talking with Mr. Fitzpatrick, many school age children took advantage of it Tuesday with their parents," said Jackson.

Even more were expected to take advantage of the clinic Friday.

At the clinic, many seemed more cautious than worried.

"They seem to be pretty well-informed," said Fitzpatrick. "The media's done a nice job of informing them that it's a serious illness, but it's not any worse than the seasonal flu, maybe not as bad as the seasonal flu, but it's certainly more contagious. Not very many people had any immunity to it, and it spread rather quickly."

As far as bringing a clinic into the schools, it has been discussed, but they aren't planning on it at this time.

"The problem with this is an organizational nightmare, or it could be," said Jackson. "For example, a lot of the smaller children would prefer to have their mother or father with them, especially if it is an injection. We feel at this time, it's best for Allen County if we have the clinics at the Health Department or one of the churches where the parents can be there with them."

Fitzpatrick says they will plan more clinics as they get more vaccine doses in, and superintendent jackson adds they plan to have the school staff vaccinated next week.