PORT ANGELES — Free H1N1 swine flu shots will be offered this week and next week.
The Clallam County clinics will be from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. today and Wednesday as well as on Jan. 19 and Jan. 20 at the health and human services office in the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.
The Clallam County health office does not provide seasonal flu vaccine for adults.
H1N1 swine flu shots are also available at medical clinics and pharmacies in Jefferson and Clallam counties — usually at cost of $10 to $20 — and at the Clallam health department office in Forks.
H1N1 vaccine is now plentiful, and Dr. Tom Locke, Jefferson-Clallam counties health officer, strongly recommends that children 6 months and older and adults get shots to protect themselves before the virus returns for its expected third wave later this winter.
In December, health officials did vaccination clinics for all school districts in Clallam County.
Children younger than 10 need a second vaccination to be fully covered.
The free swine-flu clinics at the county courthouse in Port Angeles today and Wednesday and on Jan. 19-20 will also serve children in need of their boosters.
The Forks office will also provide boosters.
For more information about vaccinations in Clallam County, click on www.clallam.net/news/swineflu.html or phone the Clallam County Health and Human Services office in Port Angeles at 360-417-2274 or the
Forks office at 360-374-3121.
Jefferson County Public Health, at 615 Sheridan St. in Port Townsend, also offers general immunization walk-in clinics from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
For a fee or billing to an insurance company, both seasonal flu and swine flu shots are available.
A walk-in clinic for flu shots only is from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Flu shots can also be arranged by appointment between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Friday.
To schedule an appointment or for more information from the Jefferson public health office, phone 360-385-9400 or click on www.jeffersoncountypublichealth.org
