The influenza season is just around the corner, and Virginia Mason will be offering seasonal flu vaccinations at the Kirkland clinic without an appointment. The walk-in clinic will offer flu shots only. The walk-in clinics are not currently offering H1N1 vaccinations.

All patients 9 years and older may get vaccinated for the seasonal flu without an appointment during the scheduled vaccination clinic hours. Patients may be vaccinated during regular medical exams throughout the flu season.

Clinic hours are 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursdays, Nov. 5, Nov. 19 and Dec. 3; Mondays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 9 and Nov. 23; and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday Nov. 7. Virginia Mason is located at the Evergreen Plaza building, 11800 N.E. 128th St., Suite 300. Virginia Mason will bill all insurance plans, and most insurance companies will cover 100 percent of the cost of flu shots. For more information, visit VirginiaMason.org.