by WFIS | Mar 9, 2026 | DOH, Education News, Student Safety, WFIS News
Katherine Graff, the DOH School and Child Care Immunization Nurse Consultant, presented a training webinar on school and child care immunization reporting for the upcoming school year. There are no changes to the childhood immunization schedule or school immunization...
by WFIS | Jan 26, 2026 | DOH, Education News, WFIS News
The State Board of Health (SBOH) wants schools to know that the K12 and early learning immunization schedule hasn’t changed in Washington, despite the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reducing recommended vaccines in the U.S. childhood immunization schedule. If you...
by WFIS | May 16, 2025 | DOH, Education News, The Advocate, WFIS News
Communicable diseases like pertussis and measles continue to rise across the country, including confirmed cases in Washington. While perspectives on vaccination vary, schools across all sectors share a common responsibility and desire to keep their learning...
by WFIS | May 5, 2025 | Education News, WFIS News
The information below is pulled from OSPI’s Bulletin April 25, 2025 Measles continues to spread in the United States. Unvaccinated U.S. residents returning from travel abroad are the most significant source of measles cases. As of April 17, 2025, there have been...
by WFIS | May 5, 2025 | DOH, Education News, WFIS News
Remind parents that for students in 7th grade, the Tdap vaccine must be given at or after age 10 to be accepted for school entry. If a child is 10 years old and has already received this booster, their immunizations are complete. Completing the exemption form is an...
