PrepMod News

DOH COVID-19 PrepMod Summary Report (PDF) summarizes how DOH’s PrepMod project supported partner organizations in hosting vaccination clinics that delivered over a million doses statewide during the COVID pandemic.  

School and Child Care Immunization Module Onboarding Pause

Due to a decrease in staffing, DOH will pause onboarding new schools and childcares to the School and Child Care Immunization Module from August 15^th though the end of December. This will enable us to support existing users with the start of the new school year and annual immunization reporting. We anticipate reopening onboarding in January 2026. We will continue to accept new Information Sharing Agreements (ISA) until August 15^th. If you haven’t signed up, now is a great time to do so. You can find the ISAs on www.doh.wa.gov/SchoolModule. Any ISAs submitted after August 15 will be processed in the order they are received starting in January. We appreciate your patience.

OPV Dose Corrections

Updates to the WAIIS forecasting tool took place on February 26, 2025. Because of this change:

• all doses of ‘OPV-unspecified’ are showing as invalid including those given before 4/1/2016 which should be valid
• all doses of 'OPV, trivalent, live, oral' (tOPV) are showing valid even those on or after 04/01/2016 which should be invalid 

To correct this issue, we are making the following modifications in the WAIIS: 

• All recorded doses of 'OPV-unspecified' with a date prior to of 4/1/2016 are changed to 'OPV, trivalent, live, oral'.
• All recorded doses of 'OPV, trivalent, live, oral' with a date on or after to 4/1/2016 are changed to 'OPV bivalent'. 

For more information, refer to Polio Vaccine Documentation in the WAIIS.

Questions about these changes can be directed to ImmuneNurses@doh.wa.gov.

New Childhood Immunization Toolkit

The Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (WCAAP) is excited to announce the release of our new Childhood Immunization Toolkit, designed to support well-child visits and on-time vaccination across early childhood. We will showcase the toolkit and its practical, customizable resources during an upcoming webinar on May 28 at 7:00am. 

The toolkit includes practical tools like exam room posters, a take-home immunization card for parents, and a digital eBook of resources. We hope you’ll join us to explore these tools and support your team’s outreach efforts to help protect more children through timely immunization.

1. Here is a public view link for the webinar flyer on Canva (view only). 
2. Link for registration for the May 28^th Childhood Immunization Webinar: https://wcaap-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/z5_hlOEYRxmSXNrGncd_EQ

Please contact Ian Scott at iscott@wcaap.org for more information.

MyIR Posters and Flyers

MyIR posters and flyers are now available to order, and shipping is free for a limited time.  Orders are limited to 10 posters and/or 100 flyers. The turnaround time for orders is around 3 weeks, so make sure to put your request in soon to have it in time for back-to-school.

To request a PDF version or to order a higher quantity, email MyIR@doh.wa.gov.

ISA Renewals

The DOH provider enrollment team is working to renew the Information Sharing Agreements (ISAs) for organizations participating in the WAIIS. Please check your records to ensure your ISAs are up to date as these agreements expire every 3 years.  You may lose connectivity to the IIS if no response is received during our review and cleanup of IIS data.

If you are not up to date, click here to renew your agreement or contact pchoiisa@doh.wa.gov for any additional questions.

School and Child Care Immunization Requirements for Health Care Providers

Date: June 17, 2025

Time: 12:00pm

Department of Health staff will discuss school and childcare immunization requirements for the upcoming school year. This webinar is intended for healthcare providers, local public health, health educators, and anyone who may interested in learning detailed information on immunization requirements. DOH will record the webinars and continuing education (CE) will be available for nurses and medical assistants at no cost. An account at TRAIN.org is required to obtain and download CE certificates.

Attend and Obtain Continuing Education Credits

An account in TRAIN.org is required to obtain and download CE certificates. Register for Webinar to Obtain Continuing Education Credits

Attend without Continuing Education Credits

To attend without CE credits, please use this Join Link: Attend Without Obtaining Continuing Education Credits to join at 12pm the day of the webinar.

For more information, please visit our web page: School and Child Care Immunization Requirements for Health Care Providers Webinar | Washington State Department of Health

We look forward to seeing you there!