Polk County Health Department

Love being able to schedule appt online. Plenty of parking. Fully staffed front desk. Nice, clean, open reception area - no blaring tv, but comfortable seating & very nice art. Health care staff are terrific - respectful, pleasant & I barely felt the poke. Very efficient.

This is the only place currently doing updated bivalent COVID vaccines for 0.5 to 5 year old in the Des Moines area. None of the pharmacies or hospitals are doing it, which almost created a problem for my baby’s 4-8 weeks window for the second shot. Booking was super easy through the website listed and getting the shot was even easier. Checked in a little before the scheduled time, waited like 5 minutes, and took another 2 minutes to get the shot. The experience was better than the adult COVID shots at a pharmacy. Extremely grateful that Polk County Health Department is carrying out the mission of providing public health to the community when the healthcare system is failing. The facility is extremely easy to access from the freeway, but the building is easy to miss given how plain it looks on the outside. The waiting area is large and well ventilated. Plenty of parking in the parking lot.