Holmes County health district offers local vaccine clinics, appointments required
Holmes County families can get routine shots in Millersburg, Walnut Creek and Mt. Hope, with appointment-only clinics and a $20 fee per vaccine for children.
Families across Holmes County can get routine vaccines in Millersburg, Walnut Creek and Mt. Hope without leaving the county. The Holmes County General Health District’s appointment-only clinics give parents, students and adults a local place to catch up on shots, with the next Mt. Hope clinic set for June 17.
The district says children up to age 19 can receive immunizations for a $20 administration fee per vaccine. Adults pay the cost of the vaccine plus the same $20 fee. The clinic accepts cash or check, and appointments are required. Residents can call the health district at 330-674-5035, and the main office is at 2600 Glen Dr. in Millersburg.
The recurring Millersburg clinic is held the first Wednesday of each month from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Holmes County Health District office, 2600 Glen Dr., with dates listed for July 1, Aug. 5 and Sept. 2, 2026. Walnut Creek clinics are scheduled the second Wednesday of each month from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Walnut Creek Mennonite Church, 2619 County Road 144, with dates listed for July 8, Aug. 12 and Sept. 9. The Mt. Hope site is St. Johns Lutheran Church, 8084 State Route 241, where clinics run the third Wednesday of each month from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; the listed dates are June 17, July 15, Aug. 19 and Sept. 16. The district also notes special clinics and an earlier 2025 date at Prairie Lane Market in Big Prairie.
The timing matters for more than convenience. The district says childhood vaccines protect against 15 diseases, including measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis A and B, polio, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, Hib, varicella, rotavirus, influenza, meningitis and HPV. The Ohio Department of Health says its immunization program works to prevent 17 vaccine-preventable diseases statewide and supports the Vaccines for Children program, the statewide immunization registry, and immunization training and grants.
East Holmes Local School District has also warned families that students who do not meet Ohio’s minimum immunization requirements may be excluded from school, and it points families to the Holmes County Health District for vaccines. For adults, the district says routine protection includes a flu shot every year, tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis every 10 years, shingles vaccine at age 50 and older, and pneumococcal pneumonia vaccine at age 65 and older.
The county has seen how outreach can move the numbers. In 2022, public health nurse Raquel Miller said the district was pushing hepatitis A vaccination because of an active outbreak, low local immunization rates and mission travel by many residents. The district reported hepatitis A vaccination among patients ages 24 to 35 months rose from 1.7% in July 2018 to 11.4% by December 2020, while full vaccination among 13-year-olds climbed from 7.9% to 28.3%.
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