Get Your COVID-19 Vaccine

COVID-19 Vaccines are safe, effective, and free

ICHS encourages everyone 6 months and older should get the 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine updated COVID-19 vaccine to protect yourself, your family, and our community.

As the virus evolves, so should our protection.

People aged 65 and older who received 1 dose of any updated COVID-19 vaccine (Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech or Novavax) should receive 1 additional dose of an updated COVID-19 vaccine at least 4 months after the previous updated dose.

ICHS has the latest COVID-19 Vaccine

ICHS clinic pharmacies are administering the 2023-2024 Pfizer (COMIRNATY) COVID-19 vaccine to adolescents and adults (ages 12 and older) on a walk-in basis.

International District · 9am-4:30pm Monday-Friday, 9am-4:30pm Saturday (closed 1pm-2pm)
Holly Park · 9am-4pm Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm Saturday (closed 1pm-2pm)
Shoreline · 9am-4pm Monday-Friday

You do not need to be an ICHS patient to receive your COVID-19 vaccine at ICHS pharmacies.

Appointments are not required. Please bring your photo ID and insurance card.

Most health insurance plans cover the cost of vaccines. If you have insurance, you can always call your insurance company to see if you're covered. If you do NOT have insurance, you must pay out-of-pocket for the cost of the vaccines.

Moderately or severely immunocompromised individuals please speak with your provider about what is best for you.

Updated COVID-19 vaccines for ICHS child patients

ICHS is offering the 2023-2024 Pfizer (COMIRNATY) COVID-19 vaccines for children 6 months - to 11 years old by appointment only. Please call ICHS at 206.788.3700 to schedule a vaccine appointment or speak with your care team during your other scheduled appointments.

Has your child completed their COVID-19 vaccine series?

Yes: We recommend your child gets a single 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine.

No: We recommend that your child complete a multi-dose series (x3 Pfizer) with at least one of the doses being the 2023-2024 vaccine.

For more information

Stay up to date with the CDC COVID vaccination page.
Visit the Public Health – Seattle & King County website for the latest information and updates about vaccine distribution.

Q&A

You should get a COVID-19 vaccine even if you already had COVID-19.

Getting a COVID-19 vaccine after you recover from COVID-19 infection provides added protection against COVID-19. You may consider delaying your vaccine by 3 months. However, certain factors could be reasons to get a vaccine sooner rather than later, such as:

personal risk of severe disease,
risk of disease in a loved one or close contact,
local COVID-19 hospital admission level,
and the most common COVID-19 variant currently causing illness

People who already had COVID-19 and do not get vaccinated after their recovery are more likely to get COVID-19 again than those who get vaccinated after their recovery.

Yes. ICHS is proud to offer COVID-19 vaccines to those that do not have health insurance. Please walk-in to our clinic pharmacies (information is listed above). You will have to pay out of pocket for the costs however, ICHS offers a competitive low price to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

The bivalent booster, which is no longer available, was introduced in the fall of 2022. It targeted the Omicron variants and the original COVID-19 virus. The new vaccine is ‘monovalent’ - “mono” for single - because it is designed to prevent disease from the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant that is circulating right now.

One question that has been on almost everyone’s mind from the start is if the COVID-19 vaccines are safe. Yes, the 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccines have been thoroughly tested for safety.

To date, hundreds of millions of people have safely received a COVID-19 vaccine under the most intense safety monitoring in U.S. history.

Yes! It's safe and effective to get both of the vaccines together at the same visit. Many patients find it more convenient to get both with no significant drop in antibody response.

Like other vaccines, side effects are normally mild. The side effects most commonly reported are pain, swelling, or redness at the injection site, headache, fever, and fatigue. Symptoms usually occur one to two days after vaccination and are mostly mild and resolve after a few days. These side effects are normal signs that your body is building its protection.