These links for healthcare providers cover a number of vaccine-related topics.
Ask the Nurse
Do you have a question about vaccines or immunizations? Send an email to an Immunization Nurse: immunenurses@doh.wa.gov.
Childhood Vaccine Program
Flu Information
- DOH flu page for healthcare providers
- Antiviral flu treatment (CDC)
- 2022-2023 ACIP Recommendations: Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines
- Influenza Multiple Signature Log (PDF)
Immunize Washington
Perinatal Hepatitis B
The Department of Health's Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program (PHBPP) focuses on preventing the spread of hepatitis B virus from infected mothers to newborn infants.
- More about the PHBPP
- Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program Guidelines
- Do you have questions about the PHBPP? Send an email to phbpp@doh.wa.gov
School and Child Care Requirements
- Individual Vaccine Requirements Summary (IVRS)
- Vaccine requirements for school and child care in Washington
Vaccine Administration Resources
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Immunization Action Coalition
- Immunization Techniques DVD (Available for ordering from Immunization Action Coalition)
- Screening Questionnaires (Immunization Action Coalition)
- Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)
- Vaccine Errors Reporting Program (VERP)
Vaccine Standing Orders Resources
- Standing Orders for Administering Vaccines (IAC)
- Standing Orders and Verbal Orders (PDF) (WA Nursing Commission)
- Nursing Scope of Practice FAQs
- Medical Assistants and Standing Orders Regulations
- Practitioners who may supervise and delegate to MAs
- Delegation to MAs
- Supervision of MAs
- Medical Assistant FAQs
Yellow Fever
Yellow fever vaccine can only be given at registered Yellow Fever Vaccination Centers.
- Become a certified Yellow Fever Vaccine Provider
- Email questions to yellowfever@doh.wa.gov
Other Links for Providers on Vaccine Topics
- ACIP vaccine recommendations (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices)
- CDC travel page, including information for clinicians
- Foreign language resources
- Foreign language terms to aid in translating foreign immunization records (PDF) (ACIP)
- Chart of vaccine-preventable disease foreign language terms (PDF) (Immunization Action Coalition)
- Tips on Interpreting Mexico's National Immunization Record (PDF) (California Distance Learning Health Network)
- Vaccine Information Statements (Immunization Action Coalition)
- HPV Vaccination Algorithm (PDF)
- Adult Pneumococcal Vaccine Algorithm
- Immunization Action Coalition's Ask the Experts
- Medical Assistants Resources and Training on Immunization (MARTi)
- Pink Book (Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases - CDC)
- Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Multiple Signature Log (PDF)
- Vaccine information for healthcare providers and professionals (CDC)