Immunization Update 2022-2023
Important Immunization Changes
2022-23 School Year
Medically Verified Records & Tdap Requirements
MEDICALLY VERIFIED RECORDS
Starting August 1, 2020, all immunization records turned in to schools or child care centers are required by state law to be medically verified. Immunization records must be turned into the school on or before the first day of attendance. This means immunization records turned in to the school must be from a health care provider, or you must attach paperwork from a health care provider to your handwritten form that shows your child’s records are accurate. Your child cannot attend school until you provide these records.
Here are some examples of medically verified immunization records:
· A completed Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS) signed by a healthcare provider. Find the CIS form by visiting https://www.doh.wa.gov/SCCI and clicking on “Certificate of Immunization Status.”
· A CIS filled out by you or another parent/guardian with medical records attached.
· A CIS printed by a health care provider or school from the Washington State Immunization Information System.
· A CIS printed from MyIR which is a free Department of Health online tool that allows families to view and print their official immunization records themselves. Go to https://wa.myir.net/register to begin the sign-up process.
If you are requesting an exemption from one or more of the immunization requirements, you must provide the school a completed Certificate of Exemption.
If your child already meets immunization requirements and has records on file with the school, you do not need to do anything. If you aren’t sure, or if you have any questions, please contact your child's school.
TDAP REQUIREMENT
Starting on August 1, 2020 the Tdap school requirement is changing to start at 7th grade to better align with the updated 2019 national immunization schedule (https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/child-adolescent.html). In the past the Tdap booster was required starting at 6th grade.
For the 2022-2023 school year all students attending grades 7 through 12 must have had one dose of Tdap vaccine:
· For students in 7th grade, the Tdap vaccine must be given at or after age 10 to be accepted for school entry.
· For students in 8th to 12th grades, the Tdap vaccine must be given at or after age 7 to be accepted for school entry.
To update your child’s Tdap immunization record at the school, you will need to turn in a medically verified immunization record. Your child’s health care provider can print this for you, or you can print it from MyIR, which is a free Department of Health online tool that allows families to view and print their official immunization records themselves. Go to https://wa.myir.net/register to begin the sign-up process.
If you have already let the school know that your child has had the required Tdap vaccine or your child has a valid exemption on file with their school, they will be unaffected by this rule change and you will not need to do anything.
To find out more about this change, or the other changes to immunization rules also happening this fall, please visit the Washington State Department of Health’s website at www.doh.wa.gov/schoolimms2020.
Community Resources for Immunizations
Sea Mar Evergreen~ 14300 NE 18th Street Vancouver WA, 98684 (360)726-6550
Sea Mar Delaware~ 7410 E Delaware Lane Vancouver WA, 98664 (360) 566-4402
Sea Mar East Vancouver~19005 SE 34th Street Vancouver, WA 98683 (360) 726-6720
Sea Mar Fourth Plain~ 6100 NE Fourth Plain Blvd Vancouver WA, 98661 (360) 947-2550
For additional questions please contact Danielle James~
Evergreen School District Immunization Compliance Clerk