Immunizations

Eligibility

May 28, 2025: We are able to re-open a limited number of appointments for adults. At your appointment, we will offer any vaccines you're eligible for and we have in stock. Some vaccines may be unavailable due to supply issues. We will try to give you a heads-up if we notice we don’t have what you need. Thank you in advance for your patience.

We give free immunizations to adults who:

• Are 19 years and older, AND
• Do not have insurance that pays for immunizations

We do not give the following immunizations:

• Travel immunizations
• Shingles/Zoster
• RSV (respiratory syncytial virus)

Learn more about each vaccine and the diseases they prevent.

Eligibility

We give free routine childhood immunizations to infants and children (through 18 years of age) who:

• Do not have health insurance, or
• Have Medical Assistance or BadgerCare, or
• Are American Indian or Alaska Native

If your child has insurance that pays for immunizations, please call their provider.

Vaccines Available

• COVID-19
• DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, & acellular pertussis)
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b)
• HPV (human papillomavirus)
• Inactivated poliovirus
• Influenza (flu)
• Meningococcal ACWY
• Meningococcal B (upon request)
• MMR (measles, mumps, rubella)
• Mpox, free for all who are eligible. Please do not self-schedule, instead call 608-242-6255.
• Pneumococcal conjugate
• Rotavirus
• RSV (respiratory syncytial virus, given October through March)
• Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, & acellular pertussis)
• Varicella (chickenpox)

Learn more about each vaccine and the diseases they prevent.

Check immunization requirements for daycares and schools

• Daycare immunization requirements
• School immunization requirements

Does your job require immunizations? You can look up what immunizations you’ve already had in the Wisconsin Immunization Registry.

If your insurance doesn’t pay for immunizations, check above to see what we can provide.

Child Care Providers

All City of Madison child care workers are recommended to get these immunizations.

Health Care Workers and Long Term Care Providers

Ask your employer which immunizations are required. Other immunizations are recommended for your line of work.

We don’t give most of the immunizations recommended for travel. See “immunizations for adults” above for immunizations we do give and to learn if you qualify.

Where to get travel immunizations not covered by your insurance

• Rock County Health Department Travel Clinic, Janesville, WI. Call 608-757-5440 for questions and appointments.
• Waukesha County Public Health Travel Clinic, Waukesha, WI. Call 262-896-8430 for questions and appointments.
• Some pharmacies also offer travel immunizations:
  • Walgreens
    • 311 E. Campus Mall. Madison, WI 53715, 608-251-0042
    • 3700 University Ave., Madison, WI 53705, 608-238-7109
    • 2931 S. Fish Hatchery Rd., Madison, WI 53711, 608-277-0087
  • Hometown Pharmacy Oregon 608-835-3191
  • Costco Pharmacy. Call the location nearest to you for information.
• For students, check your student health services.

Walk-In Option

Want a walk-in clinic closer to you? Visit one of our mobile clinics!

How to Make an Appointment

• You can schedule an appointment at our South Park Street Office or our East Washington Avenue Office.
• We provide an interpreter, if needed.
• If you need a TB test in the next 4-6 weeks, please call 608-242-6255 to schedule an appointment.
• May 28, 2025: We are able to re-open a limited number of appointments for adults. At your appointment, we will offer any vaccines you're eligible for and we have in stock. Some vaccines may be unavailable due to supply issues. We will try to give you a heads-up if we notice we don’t have what you need. Thank you in advance for your patience.

Make an appointment

If you are more than 15 minutes late, we may not be able to see you. 

If you need help making an appointment, please call 608-242-6255.

• See Dane County trends in vaccine preventable illnesses on our communicable illness data dashboard.
• Get Dane County School Immunization data.
• Get factual information about vaccines.