COVID-19 Vaccine
Since vaccination began, millions of American’s have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Currently, the COVID-19 vaccine is now available for people ages 12 years and older. The vaccine is widely available at no cost, across Washington State. Find COVID-19 vaccine appointments at the Vaccine Locator: https://vaccinelocator.doh.wa.gov/
You can see how many people have been vaccinated in Washington State on the WA State Department of Health’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard.
Infections happen in only a small proportion of people who are fully vaccinated, however the COVID-19 delta variant is spreading fast. As of September 7 in King County, masks are required for everyone ages 5+ at outdoor events with 500 or more people, and continue to be required in public indoor spaces. Masks are strongly recommended (but not required) in crowded outdoor settings where people cannot remain at least 6 feet apart. Unvaccinated or partially vaccinated people should continue to wear a mask and stay 6 feet (2 meters) apart in public settings or when visiting with each other. Despite vaccination status, everyone is expected to follow any applicable federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules, and regulations. Learn more on CDC’s website.
Additionally, don’t forget about other vaccines you and your family need to stay healthy and protected from vaccine-preventable diseases! Check out resources and campaigns below for vaccinating during COVID-19.
Vaccine Campaigns
Vax Into Summer Promotional Materials
Social Media Toolkit
Help us promote our Vax into Summer campaign with your networks! This social media toolkit includes shareable images and messaging that you can use on your own social media and communications channels:
“Dear Parent” Letters
These letters are for clinics and health care providers to send out to the parents or caregivers of their pediatric patients. These letters come in several languages and can be downloaded below as editable Word Documents:
COVID-19 Vaccines for Adolescents: What it means for providers
This flyer provides health care providers with information and resources that they can use to ensure adolescents ages 12 and up get immunized against COVID-19 and receive all other vaccinations they are eligible for:
Vax To School Promotional Materials
Provider Toolkit for Childhood Immunizations: This toolkit is for general health care providers. The toolkit includes links to resources, a parent letter for children 4 to 6 year olds and social media posts for childhood and COVID-19 vaccines.
Childhood Vaccination Toolkit for Schools: This toolkit is for school and school nurses. The toolkit includes links to childhood vaccination resources, sample letters for parents/guardians and social media posts for childhood and COVID-19 vaccines.
Social Media Toolkit
Help us promote our Vax to School campaign with your networks! This social media toolkit includes shareable images and messaging that you can use on your own social media and communications channels:
“Dear Parent” Letters
These letters are for clinics and health care providers to send out to the parents or caregivers of their pediatric patients. These letters come in several languages and can be downloaded below as editable Word Documents:
“Dear Provider” Letter
This letter is for clinics and health care providers. See below to download an original version or editable Word Document version of this letter:
“Dear Administrators/School Nurse ” Letters
This letter is for school nurses, administrators and staff. See below to download an editable Word Document version of this letter:
Stay Safe, Stay Healthy, Stay Vaccinated! Promotional Materials
Social Media Toolkit
Help us promote our Stay Safe, Stay Healthy, Stay Vaccinated! campaign with your networks! This social media toolkit includes shareable images and messaging that you can use on your own social media and communications channels:
COVID-19 Vaccine Resources
Resources for Parents & Caregivers
Vaccinating children and your family on time is the best way to protect from vaccine preventable diseases. This ensures that our communities remain free of vaccine preventable diseases. If routine vaccination is postponed, we could also be faced with an outbreak of vaccine preventable diseases, like measles. See some resources below for keeping you and your family safe and vaccinated during the pandemic!
- Washington State Department of Health (DOH): Getting Vaccinated for COVID-19
- Washington State Department of Health (DOH): Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccine Page
- Washington State Department of Health (DOH): Life After Vaccine
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: COVID-19 Vaccines
- Vaccinate Your Family: Information and Resources on COVID-19 and COVID-19 Vaccines
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia: Questions and Answers about COVID-19 Vaccines
- Public Health – Seattle & King County: “Protecting Unvaccinated Children as COVID-19 Restrictions Are Lifted”
- Harvard Health Blog: “Coronavirus outbreak and kids”
- What to Expect, “Well-Baby Visits During the Coronavirus Outbreak: Is It Still Safe to Go?”
- Vaccines When Your Child is Sick
- COVID-19, Kids, and Vaccination
- The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), “Why is is so important for my kids to get caught up on their childhood immunizations during the COVID-19 pandemic?”
- The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Parenting Website
Resources for Providers
The Washington Department of Health encourages healthcare providers to continue vaccinating patients, especially infants and older adults, who are at highest risk of getting vaccine-preventable diseases. Reducing access to immunizations increases our risk of disease outbreaks. See below for resources for healthcare providers on COVID-19 vaccine and vaccinating during COVID-19.
- CDC: Resources for Encouraging Routine Childhood Vaccinations
- Ad Council COVID Collaborative Toolkits
- CDC: Community-Based Organizations COVID-19 Vaccine Toolkit
- Immunization Action Coalition (IAC): Vaccination and COVID-19
- Washington State Department of Health: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccine Page
- CDC: Healthcare Professionals: Vaccine Recipient Education
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: A Framework for Equitable Allocation of Vaccine for the Novel Coronavirus
- CDC: COVID-19 Vaccination Communication Toolkit for Medical Centers, Clinics, and Clinicians
- COVID-19 Real-Time Learning Network: mRNA Vaccines
- National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation: Systemic Racism & Health Care, COVID & Treatment Infographic
- National Foundation for Infectious Diseases: Keep Up The Rates Campaign
- Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics COVID-19 Page
- CDC Information for Pediatric Providers
We know that the current situation with COVID-19 is unnerving and challenging. WithinReach, which works to improve the health of Washington communities by minimizing the incidence of vaccine preventable diseases, remains committed to the health of families and is working to ensure you get access to the resources you need. Please reach out to us if we can assist you in applying for food programs, access health resources or to find an immunization clinic. You can reach us by calling our Help Me Grow Washington Hotline at 1-800-322-2588, or online at ParentHelp123.org.
