Free Immunization Clinics | Protect your child against influenza, COVID

||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS |||

Protect your families this fall and winter by bringing your child to one of our upcoming school-based immunization clinics. We will have influenza and COVID-19 vaccines available for all children 6 months to 19 years old. It’s free and you don’t need to make an appointment! We will have clinics on Lopez, Orcas, and San Juan Islands later this month.

Our walk-up clinic dates are:

• San Juan Island: 
  • Monday, Oct. 20 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Middle School Commons (85 Blair Ave., Friday Harbor, WA 98250)
  • Tuesday, Oct. 21 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the High School Commons/Cafeteria (45 Blair Ave., Friday Harbor, WA 98250)
• Orcas Island: 
  • Wednesday, Oct. 22 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Orcas School Cafeteria (557 School Rd., Eastsound, WA 98245)
• Lopez Island: 
  • Thursday, Oct. 23 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Lopez School Culinary Room (86 School Rd., Lopez Island, WA 98261)
  • School-required vaccines will also be offered at the Lopez Island clinic.

If you have questions about any immunizations, please don’t hesitate to reach out and speak with one of our public health nurses. They are always happy to talk with you and answer any questions you may have.  

At San Juan County Health & Community Services, we can immunize all children under 19 years old and uninsured adults 19 years and older. Adults with insurance, including Medicare, should check with their primary care provider or their local pharmacy to make an immunization appointment. If you are uninsured or are making an appointment for a child, you can sign up for one of our upcoming clinics online or by calling our office at 360-378-4474. Please note that our school-based influenza and COVID-19 clinics are walk-up clinics only—you do not need an appointment for these clinics.

Prevent Respiratory Illnesses

Take these steps to help keep you and your loved ones safe from respiratory illnesses, like COVID-19, influenza, and RSV:   

• Consider getting immunized. Immunizations for influenza and COVID-19 are your best defense against respiratory illnesses. Some people who get immunizations may still get sick. However, immunizations help reduce the severity of your illness. It will also lower your chance of needing to go to the hospital.  
• Stay home when you are sick. If you have any of the following symptoms, stay home until you feel better: fever, sore throat, cough, sneezing, headache, nausea and/or vomiting, and diarrhea.  
• Consider masking. If you must go out while you are sick or if you are visiting a vulnerable family member, consider wearing a well-fitting mask to protect those around you. People are considered vulnerable if they are under six months old or over sixty years old or someone who is likely to become severely ill with an illness that seems mild to others.  
• Cover your cough or sneeze. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or inside of your elbow when you cough or sneeze. Put your used tissue in the waste basket and wash your hands.  
• Wash your hands regularly. Use soap and water. If there is no soap available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.  
• Clean and disinfect surfaces that may be contaminated with viruses.   
• Take antiviral drugs, if your doctor prescribes them.   

Relevant URLs:

• Immunization Clinics | San Juan County

About San Juan County’s Department of Health & Community Services    

San Juan County’s Department of Health & Community Services is responsible for community and environmental health, mental health and substance abuse programs, senior services, affordable housing projects, and more. The department has staff and offices on Lopez, Orcas, and San Juan Islands. For more information about San Juan County’s Department of Health & Community Services, visit www.sanjuancountywa.gov/1777/Health-Community-Services.