North Central Public Health District will start taking walk-ins at its COVID-19 vaccination clinics, starting on Thursday. The clinic runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fort Dalles Readiness Center. NCPHD’s vaccine clinics have numerous openings, including an evening clinic this Friday with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which is authorized for those 16 and older. To book an appointment, visit ncphd.org. The Hood River County Health Department is hosting a walk-in clinic each Thursday morning starting this week for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. It will run from 9 a.m. to noon each Thursday morning at the department on 1109 June Street. No appointments are necessary, and the vaccines are free.