The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is taking orders for the H1N1 vaccine.

“Today the first order forms went out,” says Seth Broffeli. "We'll probably start to get them back today already.”

There are 2,000 local providers across the state, including hospitals, clinics and local health departments.

Kevin Wernet is the preparedness coordinator for public health of Madison and Dane county.

“We do know that over the next few months we'll be ordering close to 100,000 total doses," he says, "but the whole state may only get 50,000 in that first batch next week.”

The first shipment will probably start arriving in the middle of next week, it's going to be focused on health care workers.

“We'll be ordering 1,000 doses to be made available initially for our healthcare workers,“ says Broffeli.

The state will decide whether public health gets their full shipment.

“When we know from CDC," adds Wernet, "you have x-number available, and then we transmit the order. It says; send 500 to this hospital, 200 to this hospital.”

After health care workers, kids and the immuno-compromised will be priorities.

Wernet says it will take a while before the general public gets served.

“We're looking at mid to late-October,” says Wernet, “but it's very dependent on the delivery of vaccine in significant quantities to be able to provide the school based clinics. “

The state released its weekly report on the H1N1 virus yesterday.