The Kitsap Public Health District will offer a free childhood vaccination clinic for those 18 and younger March 28.

The clinic will be at the district, 345 6th St., Suite 300, Bremerton from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Folks are asked to register for appointments for routine childhood immunizations, but KPHD is accepting walk-ins for childhood flu and COVID-19 vaccines, said Tad Sooter, public information officer for KPHD.

In September 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that vaccines could prevent 50 million deaths worldwide between 2021-30. As of March 17, 31.7% of Kitsap residents are up to date with flu vaccines, the Department of Health’s influenza vaccination dashboard says.

“Influenza activity is still high in Kitsap County but has been returning to baseline levels since about mid-February. We’ve seen a mix of influenza A(H1), A(H3), and B viruses. This season (October 2024 – present) has been a heavier flu season than the past few years but is still milder than some of the flu seasons we saw prior to the COVID-19 pandemic,” Wendy Inouye, communicable disease epidemiologist for KPHD, says in an email.

KPHD does not receive reports for all cases of respiratory illnesses, as not all people seek healthcare so may not be tested or diagnosed, Sooter said.