BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) \u2014 Adventist Health announced free immunization clinics for children in Bakersfield throughout the month of April.<\/p>\n
The program began providing free children\u2019s immunizations, health screenings and health education to Kern County families in March 1996, marking this year as the 30th anniversary, according to Adventist Health.<\/p>\n
Watch \u2018After Sunrise\u2019 on KGET+; Click to learn how to get KGET+ on your smart TV devices <\/a><\/p>\n The mobile clinics are available to children younger than 18 who are uninsured, enrolled in Medi-Cal or are of American Indian or Native Alaskan descent, organizers said.<\/p>\n The clinic locations and dates are as follows:<\/p>\n Wednesday, April 1: Albertson\u2019s parking lot at 1520 Brundage Ln., 9 a.m. \u2013 2 p.m.<\/p>\n Wednesday, April 8: Kern County Department of Human Services at 100 E. California Ave., 9 a.m. \u2013 2 p.m.<\/p>\n Thursday, April 9: Family Success Center parking lot at 7915 Burgundy Ave., 9 a.m. \u2013 2 p.m.<\/p>\n Tuesday, April 14: Greenfield Family Resource Center parking lot at 5400 Monitor St., 9 a.m. \u2013 2 p.m.<\/p>\n Wednesday, April 15: Adventist Health Bakersfield parking lot at 2800 Chester Ave., 1 p.m. \u2013 6 p.m.<\/p>\n Monday, April 20: Walmart Supercenter parking lot at 5075 Gosford Rd., 9 a.m. \u2013 2 p.m.<\/p>\n Wednesday, April 22: New Life Church parking lot at 4201 Stine Rd., 9 a.m. \u2013 2 p.m.<\/p>\n Mobile clinics will close for lunch between 11:30 a.m. and noon, except on the third Wednesday of the month when clinics close between 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., according to Adventist Health.<\/p>\n Parents with children older than 5 can make an appointment by calling 661-869-6740. No appointments are required for children 5 years old or younger.<\/p>\n Children younger than 5 and their siblings will get priority due to the program receiving grant funding from First 5 Kern since 2001, organizers said.<\/p>\n