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Vaccines

Help Us Get Washington’s Kids Caught Up on Vaccines!

Immunity Community resources – Vax to School and Vax into Summer tools developed by WCAAP, DOH, and Public Health Seattle & King County include social media toolkits with images and text in Spanish and English, and “Dear Parent” template letters to recall families to catch up on routine childhood immunizations (available in 10 languages).

WA-CHIP Immunizations

Washington’s Child Health Improvement Partnership (WA-CHIP) leads immunizations learning collaboratives to improve child and adolescent vaccination rates statewide.

  • The 5th cohort of the Immunizations Learning Collaborative is kicking off in April 2023! Over a 9-month period, clinics will identify opportunities to increase childhood and adolescent vaccinations, implement improvements, receive regular data and coaching, and benefit from participating in a community of clinics working toward the same goals.
  • Download a flyer here.
  • Learn more about WA-CHIP

COVID-19 Vaccines

Answers to Common Questions

January 2022 AAP FAQ for Families

COVID-19 Vaccine Common Questions Resource Links

FAQ on COVID-19 Vaccine to share with families/parents

FAQ in Amharic
FAQ in Arabic
FAQ in Korean
FAQ in Russian
FAQ in Somali
FAQ in Spanish
FAQ in Chinese (traditional)
FAQ in Ukrainian
FAQ in Vietnamese

Webinars

  • 45-minute WCAAP Webinar: Promoting COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance in Extraordinary Times (Dr. Doug Opel, March 24, 2021)
  • COVID-19 vaccine communication practices and tactics:
    • Preparing to answer hard questions & managing our own emotions (view recording)
    • Building trust with families & ensuring consistent messaging (view recording)
    • Overcoming objections, addressing misconceptions (view recording)
    • Talking about safety (view recording) *this session includes information from DOH on support for COVID-19 vaccine providers
    • October 28: Information from DOH on distribution and administration of COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5-11 (view recording)
    • November 3: Town Hall Forum with DOH on COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5-11 (coming soon)
    • November 10: Talking safety – kids ages 5-11 (coming soon)
    • December 1: Addressing misconceptions – kids ages 5-11 (coming soon)

Articles & Discussion Guides

Toolkits

Resource Collections


HPV Vaccine


Using WA-IIS

Use these resources to make the best use of the Washington State Immunization Information System (WAIIS) and improve immunization rates.

Department of Health Resources

Recent Vaccines Webinars

screenshot of reflections on trust in medicine webinar

Reflections on Trust in Medicine

Join WCAAP and Dr. Douglas Diekema for a discussion about the importance of trust in medicine, the recent decline in trust in society and pediatric patient encounters, the role of […]