The vaccines offered to children are part of the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program.
A child must be 18 years of age or younger and one of the following:

• has Medi-Cal or Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) Eligible, OR 
• has No health insurance, OR
• is Native American or Alaskan Native

A limited supply of childhood vaccines are available to purchase for children that are not eligible for the VFC program.

Fees

Payment

VFC vaccines are covered by Medi-Cal & Nevada County Medi-Cal Managed Care, otherwise, if uninsured a $10 fee per vaccine applies. A limited number of vaccines are available to purchase for those that do not qualify for the VFC program.

We also have adult vaccines available depending on insurance coverage.

Most adult and childhood vaccines are covered by: 

• Medi-Cal 
• Nevada County Medi-Cal Managed Care
• Blue Shield PPO/EPO

There will be an additional $10 per vaccine administration fee for billing insurance. 
We accept Cash, Check and Credit Cards ($2.00 or 2.4% processing fee applies)

Travel Vaccines:  We offer Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B vaccinations. For other travel vaccines contact your primary care physician, pharmacy, or travel clinic.

Additional Immunization Clinics

Child Immunization Clinics

Truckee/North Tahoe Immunization Resources - Eng (PDF)Recursos para Vacuna en Truckee y el Norte del Lago Tahoe - Span (PDF)

Covid Clinics

Any person 6 months of age or older can receive a COVID-19 vaccine.  
Any dose available of Bivalent, Moderna, or Pfizer.

October 11th, 2022, Sierra Community House, Truckee-English (PDF) 
Espanol Flyer for October 11, 2022 (PDF)

Flu Clinics

Flu shots are available for ages 6 months and older, while supplies last.

Flu Drive Thru, October 4th, 2022 at Twin Cities Church, Grass Valley-English (PDF)
Flu Drive Thru-Espanol Flyer (PDF)  

For information on current immunization laws, check out Shots for School.

If you are a parent with questions about immunizations for your child, we encourage you to read this Vaccine Safety Handout (PDF).

In Memory of Jessica

Prior to flu season, a lot of time is spent planning clinics. We discuss logistics, supplies and allotment of vaccine doses. We discuss staffing requirements, outreach, and availability. We do a lot of talking about target populations and ways to reach them. We look at the previous year's statistics, including rates of hospitalizations and deaths due to influenza. However, there is one topic that brings the reality of influenza home:  the personal story of one lost to the disease.

Jessica, the beautiful, 32-year old daughter of one of our own Registered Nurses, and a member of our community, passed away January 8, 2014 from the influenza virus. Jessica was a busy mom to Nathaniel, daughter to Kathy, and helpful hand to her grandmother.

Though having asthma, Jessica loved the outdoors and nature. She knew the trails of Round Mountain intimately and hiked there often. Jessica was not opposed to getting the flu shot. But, as with so many of us, life just gets busy. Jessica, exposed to the flu virus, became gravely ill and over a matter of a few days died from complications of the disease. Listening to the surreal events that unfolded over those few days, this could be anyone's story. But it is not, it is Kathy's  (Jessica's mom) story and she lives it daily. Jessica's sudden illness, trip to the Emergency Room, hospitalization, intubation, and eventual death play over and over in Kathy's mind. "She is the first thing I think about when I wake in the morning and my last thought at night before I go to sleep." Speaking with Kathy, she felt that Jessica would want to be part of the message, the dialogue, about how flu vaccinations save lives.

So we are dedicating our work to prevent influenza in memory of Jessica. No better message could be sent than a reminder that we all get busy and life happens, but a simple seasonal shot may prevent another member of our community from experiencing this loss.