CRESTVIEW — The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County is urging parents and guardians to prepare students for the coming school year by getting required vaccinations.
Required immunizations for children up to 18 years of age are free of charge.
To comply with requirements and avoid delays and the back-to-school rush, parents and guardians of students going into kindergarten and seventh grade should take advantage of getting immunizations now and prepare their children for the first day of class.
Walk-in immunization services are available at the DOH-Okaloosa Immunization Clinics in Crestview and Fort Walton Beach, with no vaccines administered from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at either location.
Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Thursdays at 810 James Lee Blvd. E, Crestview.
Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; and 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays at 221 Hospital Drive For more information, visit http://www.FloridaHealth.gov.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Okaloosa health department providing back-to-school immunizations