Getting a flu shot is an important part of protecting your health, your family’s health, and your community’s health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone six months and older get a flu shot every year.
Flu shots have many important benefits; getting a flu shot can reduce your risk of getting the flu, help protect vulnerable populations, and conserve health care resources as we continue to navigate these uncertain times.
Each year, King County’s Balanced You arranges onsite flu shot clinics for employees. This is the second year that Balanced You is partnering with Seattle Visiting Nurse Association (SVNA) for onsite vaccination clinics. Providing programs to support your health and well-being is one way we’re Investing in YOU.
NOTE: While the new COVID-19 booster is not yet available, we anticipate it being available soon, and will share more information on how to access it then. Our hope is to provide it in tandem with the flu clinics.
IMPORTANT: When registering for a flu shot appointment, enter your name as it appears on your insurance card. Regence members should be sure to include the KIN prefix (uppercase k, uppercase i, uppercase n) when entering their member ID number in the insurance section.
Where to get your flu shot
We encourage employees to get their flu shot wherever is most convenient for them.
The onsite flu clinics may be helpful for those reporting to County worksites in person. Flu shots provided at the worksite clinics are free for all employees. Online registration for appointments is required, even if you walk in on the day. Make an appointment here. King County’s onsite flu shot schedule and information on how to schedule an appointment can be found below.
Employees who are telecommuting and employees’ family members may find it more convenient to go to their healthcare provider’s office or a local pharmacy. Learn more about how to get a flu shot through your provider or local pharmacy.
Schedule your appointment
Please register online for an appointment at a location convenient to you ahead of time. To make an appointment, visit King County’s scheduling site. Follow the prompts and choose the clinic most convenient for you.
If you have medical insurance, you’ll enter your insurance information into the scheduling site. If you are currently uninsured, you will choose ‘out of pocket’ on the scheduling site and King County will cover the cost. Note: SVNA does not accept Tricare and Cigna insurance.
If you need help with the scheduling system, please contact the flu shot vendor at info@seattlevna.com or 425-967-3080.
Arrive prepared
- Make an appointment to receive your flu shot using the scheduling link
- Wear short sleeves, a sleeveless shirt, or clothing that shows your shoulder easily
- Bring your insurance card if you have it
- Bring your photo ID with date of birth
- If you are experience a fever or showing signs of COVID-19 on the day of your appointment, please stay home
Types of flu shots offered at onsite clinic
The flu shot clinics will offer two types of flu vaccines: the quadrivalent influenza vaccine and the preservative free flucelvax quadrivalent for pregnant and breastfeeding people. High-dose and adjuvanted flu vaccines, approved for people aged 65 and over, will not be available at the onsite clinics. Nasal spray will also not be available. If you are seeking a type of flu vaccine not offered at our onsite clinics, please consult your healthcare provider or local pharmacy. If you have questions about which vaccine is best for you, talk to your doctor or other health care professional.
King County Onsite Flu Shot Schedule
| Worksite | Date and time | Room | Flu shot site coordinator |
| Blackriver Building KCSO AFIS Unit & Assessments | Monday Sept. 18 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. | RR AFIS 171 B Inez Whipple-Wilder & RR, AFIS 171 A Henry Faulds | Denise Dickinson dedickinson@kingcounty.gov or Kay Koitzsch kay.koitzsch@kingcounty.gov |
| King County Elections | Monday Sept. 18 10:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. | Vote Center | Devon Lang devon.lang@kingcounty.gov |
| East Bus Base | Tuesday Sept. 19 7 to 8 a.m. | Classroom 211 | Andrea Rizo arizo@kingcounty.gov |
| Bellevue Bus Base | Tuesday Sept. 19 9:15 to 10:45 a.m. | Classroom A | Amanda Thames amathames@kingcounty.gov |
| South Bus Base | Wednesday Sept. 20 7 to 9:30 a.m. | Classroom A & B 2nd floor | Dawn Cartwright dawn.cartwright@kingcounty.gov |
| South Bus Base | Wednesday Sept. 20 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. | Classroom A & B 2nd floor | Dawn Cartwright dawn.cartwright@kingcounty.gov |
| Atlantic/Central Bus Base | Thursday Sept. 21 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. | Classroom C | Haley Hicks hhicks@kingcounty.gov |
| Maleng Regional Justice Center | Friday Sept. 22 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Jury Assembly Room 2E | Cherie Lusk cherie.lusk@kingcounty.gov |
| Cadman Roads | Monday Sept. 25 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. | Crew Room | Mark Brown mark.brown@kingcounty.gov or Gina Lin gina.lin@kingcounty.gov |
| Eastgate Public Health | Monday Sept. 25 10 a.m. to noon | Conference Room F | Quan Ha quan.ha@kingcounty.gov |
| Rail Division | Tuesday Sept. 26 6 to 8 a.m. | OMF Fl 4 – Alaska Junction Conference Room | Harrison Pugh hpugh@kingcounty.gov |
| KCIA – Boeing Field | Tuesday Sept. 26 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. | 110 Conference Room | Ellen Knowlen eknowlen@kingcounty.gov |
| East Bus Base | Tuesday Sept. 26 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. | Classroom 211 | Andrea Rizo arizo@kingcounty.gov |
| King Street Center | Wednesday Sept. 27 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. | 8th Floor Conference Room | Chris Zanassi chris.zanassi@kingcounty.gov |
| Seattle Streetcar – First Hill | Wednesday Sept. 27 1:30 to 3 p.m. | First Hill Conference Room | Judy Young jyoung@kingcounty.gov |
| Atlantic/Central Bus Base | Thursday Sept. 28 7:30 to 9 a.m. | Classroom C | Haley Hicks hhicks@kingcounty.gov |
| Youth Services Center | Thursday Sept. 28 10:30 to noon | Cougar Conference Room | Julie Allen julie.allen@kingcounty.gov or Betty Jimerson bjimerson@kingcounty.gov |
| Cedar Hills Regional Landfill | Thursday Sept. 28 2:30 to 4 p.m. | Conference Room C | Brenda Loder brenda.loder@kingcounty.gov |
| Columbia City Center for Health | Friday Sept. 29 noon to 1:30 p.m. | Conference Rooms A, B, & C 2nd floor | Kerren Buchanan kerren.buchanan@kingcounty.gov |
| Chinook Building | Monday Oct. 2 9:30 a.m. to noon | Conference Rooms 121/123 | Rebecca Schirle rebecca.schirle@kingcounty.gov |
| Chinook Building | Monday Oct. 2 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. | Conference Rooms 121/123 | Rebecca Schirle rebecca.schirle@kingcounty.gov |
| South Treatment Plant | Tuesday Oct. 3 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. | Green River Conference Room | Angela Dickson angela.dickson@kingcounty.gov |
| Environmental Lab | Tuesday Oct. 3 10:30 a.m. to noon | West Large Conference Room 2nd floor | Eric Thompson eric.thompson@kingcounty.gov or Rita Jordan rita.jordan@kingcounty.gov |
| North Bus Base | Wednesday Oct. 4 7 to 9 a.m. | Classrooms 1 & 2 (Room 339 and 340) | Rick Mudge rick.mudge@kingcounty.gov |
| North Bus Base | Wednesday Oct. 4 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. | Classrooms 1 & 2 (Room 339 and 340) | Rick Mudge rick.mudge@kingcounty.gov |
| Black Diamond Roads | Thursday Oct. 5 7 to 9 a.m. | Crew Room | Will Fogelberg will.fogelberg@kingcounty.gov |
| Cedar Hills Regional Landfill | Thursday Oct. 5 10:45 a.m. 12:15 p.m. | Conference Room C | Brenda Loder brenda.loder@kingcounty.gov |
| Renton Roads | Tuesday Oct. 10 7 to 10 a.m. | Large Conference Room C Building | Misti Walker mistica.walker@kingcounty.gov |
| Ryerson Bus Base | Tuesday Oct. 10 2 to 3 p.m. | Classroom 2nd floor | Janet Crahan janet.crahan@kingcounty.gov Stephanie Richardson srichardson@kingcounty.gov |
| West Point Treatment Plant | Wednesday Oct. 11 6:30 to 8 a.m. | Baker & Olympus Conference Rooms | Angela Dickson angela.dickson@kingcounty.gov |
| Brightwater Treatment Plant | Wednesday Oct. 11 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. | North Creek Room | Patricia Stout patricia.stout@kingcounty.gov |
| King County Courthouse | Thursday Oct. 12 7:30 to 10 a.m. | Presiding Judge Courtroom, E942 9th floor | Hannah Service hannah.service@kingcounty.gov |
| King County Courthouse | Thursday Oct. 12 2 to 4 p.m. | Presiding Judge Courtroom, E942 9th floor | Hannah Service hannah.service@kingcounty.gov |
Additional information
- For information about your worksite’s flu shot clinic, contact the onsite clinic coordinator, listed in the scheduling table above.
- For questions about scheduling an appointment for an onsite flu shot clinic, contact info@seattlevna.com or 425-967-3080.
- For general questions about flu shots or flu shot clinics, contact BalancedYou@kingcounty.gov