Vaccinate people who are 6 months or older.
For details, see:
- Interim clinical considerations, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- Information for pediatric healthcare providers, CDC.
- Current versions of vaccination guidance and clinic support tools, immunize.org.
Immunocompromised people’s primary series may include a third dose.
For details, see CDC’s interim clinical considerations.
| Pfizer | Moderna | Novavax |
|---|---|---|
| Authorized for people 6 months or older. Fully licensed as Comirnaty for people 12 years or older. | Fully licensed as Spikevax for people 18 years or older. Authorized under EUA for people ages 6 months to 17 years. | Authorized for people 12 years or older for a two-dose primary series only. |
Many Americans are eligible for booster doses
CDC recommends:
- An updated Pfizer and Moderna booster for those 6 months and older that completed their primary series, if it’s been at least 2 months since their last COVID-19 vaccine.
- Novavax booster is available to people 18 years or older that completed a primary series 6 months ago and have not gotten any other booster dose.
For details, see CDC’s booster page.
When does a person need their next dose?
View CDC’s Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines.
Want to administer COVID-19 vaccine? Enroll now.
Visit DOH COVID-19 Vaccination Program Enrollment for instructions.
To request a COVID-19 clinical immunization safety assessment (CISA) consultation, follow CDC’s directions.
To request a COVID-19 clinical immunization safety assessment (CISA) consultation, follow CDC’s directions.
It’s easier than ever to carry COVID-19 vaccine.
You don’t need an ultracold freezer. You can order as few doses as you like. Most waste prevention rules are removed or relaxed.
Learn more about carrying Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax vaccines.
Washington State Department of Health’s (DOH’s) COVID-19 vaccine provider toolkit print and digital materials cover all vaccine topics and are in many languages.
Don’t have COVID-19 vaccine?
Connect people to vaccine.
Nearby vaccine providers with DOH’s vaccine locator.
Does a person lack internet access or skills?
They can call the DOH at (800) 525-0127, then press #.
Promote COVID-19 vaccine.
Provide the facts
- Strategies to promote COVID-19 vaccine: A guide for healthcare providers.
- Talking with patients about COVID-19 vaccination, CDC.
- COVID-19 vaccine safety and effectiveness, DOH.
Talk with parents and caregivers
- Quick conversation guide on COVID-19 vaccines for children, CDC.
- Vaccinating youth and adolescents educational materials and trainings, DOH.
- Resources to promote COVID-19 vaccine for children and teens, CDC.
- Vaccine recipient education, CDC.
Address misinformation
- How to address COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, CDC.
- Misinformation talking points and alerts, Public Health Collaborative.
- Tools and guides: Stop the spread of misinformation, Stronger.
Help people find their vaccine record.
People with mobile devices can access their vaccine record by QR code at WA Verify.
Those who prefer another language or lack internet access or skills can call DOH at (800) 525-0127.
If these options don’t work, give people a Washington Immunization Information System (WAIIS) or electronic health record printout.
Have excess vaccine? Advertise it on the marketplace.
Learn how to use WAIIS’s vaccine marketplace.
- Advertise extra doses close to expiration so other providers can use it.
- Check for extra doses before placing your weekly vaccine order.
Addressing vaccine safety
Report after-vaccine adverse events to CDC’s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).
Encourage people to use V-Safe to report their after-vaccine adverse events.
Learn more from CDC:
- Clinical considerations: Myocarditis and pericarditis after receipt of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines among adolescents and young adults.
- Selected adverse events reported after COVID-19 vaccination.
Additional resources
- Pre-vaccination checklists in English, Spanish, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.
- Vaccine Finder information for providers.
- Healthcare providers can bill and be reimbursed for COVID-19 vaccine counseling and administration. Learn more about billing Medicaid and uninsured patients.
- Find local COVID-19 case and vaccination data on our COVID-19 data page.
Have other COVID-19 vaccine questions?
Questions?- For urgent issues, call (253) 649-1412.
- For non-urgent issues, call (253) 649-1413 and leave a message.
- Includes reporting notifiable conditions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Leave the patient’s name, date of birth and disease.