EDITOR’S NOTE — This corrects the date of the first immunization clinic in Port Angeles from “today” to Monday (Feb. 23).
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VACCINATION AGAINST MEASLES are available at clinics on the North Olympic Peninsula.
The Jefferson County Public Health Clinic at 615 Sheridan St. — which operates from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays — offers the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine on a walk-in basis.
Jefferson Healthcare hospital also is administering vaccinations at its walk-in clinic at 934 Sheridan St., according to Kate Burke, the hospital’s marketing director.
The hospital clinic is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
Vaccinations aren’t available for walk-ins. People must schedule them by calling 360-379-8031.
The vaccine is free at both clinics. But the hospital clinic charges an administrative fee billable to insurance.
Clallam County
Clallam County Health and Human Services’ Public Health Section will continue with no-cost immunization clinics from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday at 111 Third St., Suite 1A, Port Angeles.
Additional no-cost clinics are scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday.
People can call 360-417-2274 to make appointments. Walk-ins will be served but may face a wait.
Including administrative and injection fees, the shots normally cost $112.
Health and Human Services officials are evaluating when and where to have clinics outside of the Port Angeles area, said Iva Burks, director of the department.
All parents are encouraged to check the vaccination status of children, she said.
