Seasonal Respiratory Viruses

Be prepared, get vaccinated

Some places already have 2025-26 flu vaccine in stock. The new 2025-26 COVID vaccine is not yet available but some providers still have 2024-25 COVID vaccine. So far, there is no combination vaccine for both COVID and flu.

Summary of 2025-26 seasonal vaccine recommendations: English Spanish version coming soon!

Upcoming COVID and flu vaccination events:

No events scheduled at this time.

Click on the logo for each Columbia River Gorge provider to find out more about the seasonal vaccines they offer:

Call 541-506-2600 to schedule a flu vaccine for anyone aged 6 months to 65 years.

Hood River County Health Department offers flu and/or COVID vaccines for people aged 6 months to 65 years. No need to call ahead, just walk-in.

Call 541-626-7088 to schedule a flu vaccine at Gilliam County Public Health for anyone 6 months and older. They take walk-ins, depending on availability.

Call 541-395-2911 to schedule a flu and/or COVID vaccine for anyone 18 or older.

Call 541-565-3325 to schedule a flu vaccine for anyone 6 months of age or older.

Click to schedule online or call 541-386-6380. They vaccinate anyone 6 months or older for COVID and/or flu.

They will vaccinate people 6 months of age and older for flu or COVID who are already patients at their clinic. Call 541-386-5070 to schedule or just walk-in.

They will vaccinate people for flu who are 6 months of age or older and are already patients at their clinics. If you are a patient at the Family Medicine Clinic, Columbia River Women’s Clinic, Columbia Crest Pediatric Clinic, or Water’s Edge Internal Medicine Clinic, call for an appointment.

They will vaccinate people for flu who are already patients at their clinics. Some clinics may have COVID vaccine. Call your primary care clinic to schedule a vaccine.

Call 541-256-1200 to schedule or just walk-in. They vaccinate people for COVID and/or flu who are 18 years or older.

Click to schedule online or call 1-800-walgreens, or you can walk-in for a COVID and/or flu vaccine. Pharmacists in The Dalles will vaccinate anyone 4 years or older. In Hood River they will vaccinate anyone 3 years or older

Click to schedule online or call 541-296-1748. If they aren’t already booked, they will take walk-ins. They vaccinate anyone 7 years or older for COVID and/or flu.

They vaccinate people for COVID and/or flu who are 7 years or older. No need to make an appointment, just walk-in.

They vaccinate anyone 7 years or older for COVID and/or flu. Click to schedule online in either The Dalles or Hood River. The Dalles Safeway will take walk-ins.

At Home FluMist

There is a new option this year for a flu vaccine that you can give yourself at home. It is a vaccine that people 2 years to 49 years old can spray up their nose. It is called FluMist. It is available in Oregon. Visit www.FluMist.com to learn more.

If you need a ride to your vaccine appointment, you can call Link Public Transit 541-296-7595 in Wasco County or Sherman County Community Transit 541-565-3553 in Sherman county.

If you’re sick

If you have new symptoms of fever, chills, cough, difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle aches, body aches, headache, and/or losing your sense of smell or taste, you should stay home so that you don’t spread your illness to others. No matter what made you sick, stay home and away from others until:

You are fever free for a full 24 hours, without using fever reducing medications
-and-
All of your other symptoms are improving.

If you live or work with medically sensitive people, we recommend extra steps to prevent further spread of illness. The CDC website has special recommendations for healthcare providers. So does the Oregon Health Authority website. If you still have questions, you can call us at NCPHD at 541-506-2600.