Immunizations

Vaccinations protect adults and children against serious diseases by stimulating the immune system to create antibodies against certain bacteria or viruses.

Immunizations Available

  • Hepatitis
  • Tetanus
  • Vaccines for Children (VFC)

Linn County Public Health accepts most insurances. If you don’t have insurance, please contact us to learn if there is a patient assistance program that may help.

Your Child's Back-to-School Checklist Includes Vaccinations

Preparing your child for the new school year includes keeping them healthy. So, as you're searching for school supplies, focusing on fresh clothes, and buying that new backpack, remember the most important step of all: scheduling your child's required and recommended vaccinations. Summer is flying and appointments are filling - so contact your doctor today or call 319-892-6093 to schedule with our clinic.

COVID-19 and Flu Vaccines

Individuals who are wanting to get vaccinated for COVID-19 and the flu can find vaccine locations online. To continue protecting yourself and others from COVID-19, it is important to stay up-to-date on COVID-19 vaccines per the CDC's recommendations.

How Do Vaccines Prevent Diseases?

Vaccines reduce the risk of infection by working with the body's natural defenses to help it safely develop immunity to disease. When germs, such as bacteria or viruses, invade the body, they attack and multiply. This invasion is called an infection, and the infection is what causes illness. The immune system then has to fight the infection. Once it fights off the infection, the body is left with a supply of cells that help recognize and fight that disease in the future.

Vaccines help develop immunity by imitating an infection, but this "imitation" infection does not cause illness. It does, however, cause the immune system to develop the same response as it does to a real infection so the body can recognize and fight the vaccine-preventable disease in the future. Sometimes, after getting a vaccine, the imitation infection can cause minor symptoms, such as fever. Such minor symptoms are normal and should be expected as the body builds immunity.