A contribution of flu vaccine from St. Charles Health System allowed Deschutes County Health Services to add three hours to its walk-in vaccination clinic today, said county Community Health Manager Tom Kuhn.

The clinic opens at 8 a.m. and runs until 1 p.m. at the Health Services Department, 2577 N.E. Courtney Drive, Bend.

Vaccine is available for $15 a shot. No private insurance is accepted. Kuhn said he expects to have enough to meet demand. Any left over will go to other outlets, including Mosaic Medical, which has a vaccination clinic scheduled 8 a.m.-noon Saturday at 409 N.E. Greenwood, Bend.

“I think we should be good,” Kuhn said Thursday. “I’ll be honest, we really don’t know. I’m hoping we can use it all up.”

Elsewhere, corporate outlets announced greater supplies of vaccine nationwide, but not much of it seemed headed for Central Oregon. Rite Aid announced it had shipped another 400,000 flu shots to its stores nationwide. But none appeared to be coming to stores in Central Oregon.

A Rite Aid spokesman in Camp Hill, Pa., said the doses would go where the demand is greatest. The flu season in Oregon is described as moderate, while elsewhere in the nation, the Northeast, particularly, it’s described as moderately severe.

“Since this is a very fluid situation, we’re advising customers to call their local Rite Aid to see if the flu shot is available,” said Rite Aid spokesman Eric Harkreader on Thursday.

The Rite Aid locations in Bend and Redmond had no flu vaccine available Thursday, pharmacists there said. The Prineville location had some available for customers ages 18 to 65 only.

Safeway also announced Thursday it was shipping another 200,000 doses to its U.S. in-store pharmacies, including 4,100 doses to Portland. Company spokeswoman Sara Osborne of Bellevue, Wash., said some of the vaccine is also headed for Central Oregon. Safeway locations in Bend reported having vaccine available Thursday; the Redmond store had vaccine for age 65 and older only but expected more vaccine on Monday.

Kuhn said demand for vaccine remains high around Deschutes County, but supplies are becoming available. Cases of flu or suspected flu continue to rise in Bend and the surrounding area.

“We are tracking cases but we don’t have final numbers for this week,” Kuhn said. “But our communicable disease coordinator said there were more cases reported this week than last week.”

Flu vaccine clinics

Deschutes County Health Services Department

2577 N.E. Courtney Drive, Bend

8 a.m.-1 p.m. today

All ages

Cost: $15.19, private insurance not accepted

Limited amount of flu mist for ages 2 years and older

Information: 541-322-7400

Mosaic Medical

409 N.E. Greenwood Ave., Bend

8 a.m.-noon Saturday

Ages 4 years and older only

Cost: $30 for uninsured ages 18 and older; $15 younger than 18

Insurance, cash, credit or debit cards accepted

Mosaic clients billed on sliding scale.

Information: 541-383-3005