Searle Student Health Service recently received two shipments of the influenza vaccine and now is offering vaccinations to all students.

Those interested can walk into Searle, 633 Emerson St., to receive the vaccine between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Health officials will vaccinate faculty and staff members on selected dates from late November to early December at Searle and the Sports Pavilion and Aquatics Center on North Campus.

The vaccine costs $9 for students, which is up from $7 two years ago. Faculty and staff members must pay $13, up from $10.

The vaccine is designed to protect against three strains of influenza that researchers believe will be prevalent this season, said Patti Lubin, a Searle health educator. She said that although she wasn’t sure how many vaccinations each shipment contained, they will be offered until Searle runs out.

Lubin said she thinks the service will be able to meet the needs of all who want the vaccine.

Lubin said students who live in dorms or in other crowded conditions should consider getting the shot, as should students who have long-term health conditions such as asthma or diseases that weaken the immune system.

But students should not get the vaccine if they have had Guillian-Barre Syndrome or are allergic to eggs, because the vaccine is cultivated from eggs, Lubin said.

Because the vaccine is a dead version of the virus, users can acquire some flu-like symptoms, including fever, achiness and swelling near the shot.

“You cannot get influenza from the vaccine,” Lubin said, refuting a misconception she said many people have.

Lubin said now is the best time to get a vaccination because the flu season can start as early as December.