Adult Immunization

Flu Immunizations

• From CDC’s Flu Website: Everyone 6 months and older should get a flu vaccine every season with rare exceptions.
• Vaccination is particularly important for people who are at higher risk of serious complications from influenza.
  • A full listing of people at Higher Risk of Developing Flu-Related Complications is available.
• Flu vaccination has important benefits.
  • It can reduce flu illnesses, visits to doctor’s offices, and missed work and school due to flu, as well as make symptoms less severe and reduce flu-related hospitalizations and deaths in people who get vaccinated but still get sick.
  • Trivalent flu vaccines protect against three different influenza viruses. 

Call one of our clinics to make an appointment.

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Covid Immunizations

• People aged 6 months and older can receive the 2025–2026 COVID-19 vaccines based on individual-based decision-making with a healthcare provider. This includes pharmacists.
• Other professional organizations have published their COVID-19 recommendations that differ from CDC’s recommendations. These organizations include:
  • American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)  
  • American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
  • ACOG (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
• People interested in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine should talk to a healthcare provider. 
• Read the Virginia Department of Health COVID-19 vaccine FAQs.
• The COVID-19 vaccine helps protect you from severe disease, hospitalization, and death.
• It is especially important to get your 2025–2026 COVID-19 vaccine if you are ages 65 and older or are at high risk for severe COVID-19.
• Vaccine protection decreases over time, so it is important to stay up to date with your COVID-19 vaccine.

Call one of our clinics to make an appointment.

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RSV Immunizations

General Information from CDC:

• Respiratory syncytial (sin-SISH-uhl) virus, or RSV, is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms.
• Most people recover in a week or two, but RSV can be serious. Infants and older adults are more likely to develop severe RSV and need hospitalization.
• Vaccines are available to protect older adults from severe RSV.
• Vaccines for pregnant people or monoclonal antibody products are available to protect infants and young children from severe RSV.

Call one of our clinics to determine eligibility and to make an appointment.

IMMUNIZATION CLINICS
(CALL FOR APPOINTMENT)

Richmond City Health Dept.
804-205-3500
400 E. Cary St.
Richmond, VA 23219

Henrico Health Dept.
804-501-4651
West Clinic
8600 Dixon Powers Drive
Henrico, VA 23228

Henrico Health Dept.
804-652-3190
East Clinic
1400 N. Laburnum Ave.
Richmond, VA 23223

Virginia Vaccines for Adults (VVFA)

The VVFA program provides adult immunizations through the utilization of providers located in underserved areas.

Immunizations for Foreign Travel

The Richmond Health District provides some adult immunizations that are required for foreign travel. Full-service immunizations for travel are provided at various locations in the Richmond area. Locations that provide travel immunizations.