Find, Fix and Print Your Washington Vaccine Record
Washington residents and families can usually start with MyIR Mobile, which matches account information against the Washington State Immunization Information System. When the record matches, available vaccination history can be linked to the account and printed.
This guide also covers failed MyIR matches, old phone numbers, child records, missing vaccinations, the official Department of Health release form, Washington school CIS documentation, conditional attendance, pharmacy records and vaccines given outside Washington.
Do not enter your name, birth date, address, phone number, MyIR verification code, vaccine history, portal password or identity documents on this page. Enter private information only after opening the official MyIR, Washington Department of Health, provider, pharmacy or school system explained below.
MyIR Mobile.
Washington State Immunization Information System.
Certificate of Immunization Status, or CIS.
360-236-3595 or 1-866-397-0337.
Email, fax or mail a hand-signed authorization.
Which Washington immunization record service do you actually need?
MyIR Mobile
Use MyIR Mobile when you want to access available Washington immunization history for yourself or eligible family members and print available documents.
Washington IIS / WAIIS
WAIIS is Washington’s statewide lifetime immunization registry. Professional IIS access is designed for approved healthcare, school and public-health users rather than ordinary consumer sign-in.
Washington DOH record request
Use the Department of Health authorization route when MyIR, the provider, pharmacy or school cannot provide the record you need.
WA Verify
WA Verify is useful when you specifically need Washington digital COVID-19 verification and a QR-code record. It is not a replacement for a complete lifetime immunization history or school CIS.
If you are an individual or parent who only needs personal records, begin with MyIR. A page asking for approved organizational credentials or Secure Access Washington professional access is generally not the normal family record route.
How to get Washington immunization records through MyIR Mobile
Use Washington DOH’s family-record page or MyIR Mobile directly. Confirm the domain before entering identifying information.
Create a new account only when you do not already have one. Existing users should sign in or use password recovery.
MyIR registration begins with the primary account holder’s information even when the main goal is to access a child’s record later.
Use the legal name, birth date, mailing information and contact information most likely connected with Washington healthcare records.
MyIR allows several possible phone numbers to be entered so the matching process can compare them with information stored in the registry.
When an exact match is found, the verification code goes to the phone number that matches the Washington registry.
Confirm that the record belongs to the correct person before downloading or printing anything.
A general immunization history may work for personal or employment use. Washington schools or child-care programs may need the CIS.
Save the full PDF or print all pages. Avoid relying on a cropped screenshot.
Washington DOH lists MyIR, a healthcare provider/clinic/pharmacy, the child’s school and a direct Department of Health request as record-access options.
MyIR signup or login is failing? Check these details
MyIR currently requires an email address to register an account.
The account username is the email address used when the MyIR account was created.
Check the current password requirements shown by MyIR during registration rather than repeatedly reusing an invalid password.
Use password recovery instead of creating a duplicate account when possible.
MyIR profile information can be updated before another matching attempt.
Account creation and registry matching are separate steps. A working login does not automatically mean WAIIS found an exact record match.
MyIR phone matching: the detail that causes many failed searches
MyIR matches personal information against the state registry before linking a private immunization record.
MyIR says its matching process can search using up to four phone numbers associated with the record. Only one needs to match the registry.
MyIR cannot simply redirect the verification code to an unrelated new number because the registry phone match is part of the security process.
Consider a former mobile number, household number or phone number previously given to the primary healthcare provider.
MyIR allows verification-code delivery choices for entered phone numbers when those methods are available.
If the verification code goes to a number you no longer use
First identify which provider is most likely to have supplied the old phone number.
Ask staff to verify the current demographics in both the provider record and, when appropriate, WAIIS.
A profile change inside MyIR does not necessarily change the phone number stored in the state registry.
“MyIR found or may have found my Washington immunization record, but the verification number in the registry appears to be outdated. Please verify the legal name, birth date, address and phone number in your records and tell me whether the demographic information can be updated in WAIIS.”
Do not send it to an unknown caller, post it online or enter it into an unofficial record-search page.
How to add and access a child’s Washington record
Sign in to the parent or guardian account before adding a family member.
Follow the current MyIR menu options shown after login.
Use the legal name, birth date and other information most likely reported by the pediatrician.
MyIR may attempt to connect the child’s record using information tied to the primary account holder.
Siblings can have different provider-reported demographic information even when they live in the same household.
MyIR says family accounts can add children under age 18. A person age 18 or older is treated as an adult and generally needs an individual account.
“MyIR cannot link my child’s Washington immunization record. Please verify the child’s exact legal name, date of birth and address, my contact information, and whether the vaccines administered by your office were reported to WAIIS.”
Washington DOH says all public schools and some private schools have IIS access. Depending on staffing, the school may be able to print available student immunization information.
Why MyIR cannot find your Washington immunization record
The registry may use a maiden name, previous legal name or older spelling.
The matching number may be a previous household or provider-contact number.
The state record may contain an earlier Washington address.
A provider data-entry problem can block an exact match.
Vaccinations may be split across records created with different demographics.
The vaccination may exist only in the provider or pharmacy system.
Another state, military, VA, federal or Tribal record system may hold the dose.
Washington DOH states that WAIIS does not contain complete immunization records for every person.
Follow this order before creating another account
Compare every field with provider and insurance records.
Use former names, addresses and phone numbers likely to have been reported.
Verify both the vaccination and the patient’s demographics.
This may solve an immediate deadline while the MyIR problem is investigated.
Ask whether the problem requires a demographic correction, duplicate review or formal authorization.
New vaccine is missing from MyIR? Refresh before requesting a correction
Open the immunization area for the correct person.
MyIR says users should refresh the state connection after receiving a new vaccination.
A newly administered vaccination may not appear immediately because the provider must first report it to the state registry.
Ask the clinic or pharmacy to confirm that the dose was reported and matched to the correct patient.
Refreshing MyIR only checks for newer registry information. It does not create or medically verify a missing vaccination.
Use these official Washington backup routes
Ask for the provider’s electronic immunization history and any complete WAIIS record it can print.
Check the location that administered flu, COVID-19, RSV, shingles, Tdap or other recent adult vaccinations.
Ask whether staff can print the student’s WAIIS record or CIS.
Use the official authorization when you need a direct state record or need it sent to another person or organization.
“I need my complete immunization history, not only vaccines administered by this practice. Can you print your electronic health-record history and any complete WAIIS record available to you, and tell me whether any doses in your system have not reached the state registry?”
How to request a Washington IIS record by form
Use Washington’s Authorization to Release Immunization Records when MyIR, your provider, pharmacy or school cannot provide the complete record you need.
Complete the patient or child information carefully
Print the authorization and provide the required handwritten signature.
Request several family records on one form
The second page contains space for four additional patients or children. Together with the first person listed on page one, the form can identify up to five people when completed correctly.
| Method | Official destination | Micro-check before sending |
|---|---|---|
| WAIISRecords@doh.wa.gov | Verify the email address, attachment, handwritten signature and intended recipient. | |
| Fax | 360-236-3590 | Keep the transmission confirmation and confirm all used pages were transmitted. |
| Postal mail | Washington State Immunization Information System, PO Box 47843, Olympia, WA 98504-7843 | Keep a private copy and write down the mailing date. |
| Telephone questions | 360-236-3595 or 1-866-397-0337 | Use telephone help to confirm the process; detailed vaccine history is not released by phone. |
PO Box 47843
Olympia, WA 98504-7843
How long the formal request can take
The current authorization says requests are usually completed within three to five business days.
The form says email, fax or postal-mail records will be sent no later than 15 business days after the signed authorization is received.
Washington’s public family-access page currently describes record delivery within five business days after receipt of the signed form.
Use the longer 15-business-day form window when deciding how early to start a school, employer or program record request.
Authorization expiration and revocation
Unless ended sooner, the current form says the authorization expires 18 years after signing or when the child turns 18, whichever occurs first.
The authorization can be revoked in writing by mail or fax. Revocation does not undo information already released before Washington IIS received the revocation.
The official form warns that immunization information is not encrypted when ordinary email delivery is requested and that information sent to a third party may no longer have the same privacy protections.
How to correct your Washington immunization record
| Problem | Best first contact | Prepare this evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Missing vaccination | Administering provider, clinic or pharmacy. | Vaccine name, date, location, card, pharmacy history or clinical record. |
| Wrong administration date | Administering provider. | Original medical or pharmacy documentation. |
| Wrong name | Provider and Washington IIS record-update route. | Current name, previous name and requested identity documentation. |
| Wrong birth date | Provider and Washington IIS record-update route. | Correct DOB and requested supporting information. |
| Duplicate profiles | Provider and Washington IIS support. | All names, addresses, phone numbers and providers connected with both records. |
| Out-of-state vaccine missing | Previous-state provider/registry, then current Washington provider. | Official registry or provider-generated record from the state where the vaccine was given. |
“My Washington immunization record is missing the [vaccine] administered by your organization on or around [date]. Please verify the administration record, confirm the patient demographics used and check whether the dose was successfully reported to WAIIS.”
Washington DOH currently lists IISRecordUpdate@doh.wa.gov for requests involving name or date-of-birth changes in IIS records.
Editing a document does not update WAIIS and can make the copy unreliable or unacceptable.
How to get a medically verified Washington CIS
Washington’s Certificate of Immunization Status is the state-approved form used to document required immunization information for school and child-care attendance.
| Method | Verification | What the family should do |
|---|---|---|
| Validated CIS from WAIIS | Vaccination data comes directly from the medically verified IIS. | Ask a provider, school or child-care program with WAIIS access to print it. |
| CIS printed from MyIR | The CIS is populated from WAIIS data. | Print it from the linked family record. |
| Healthcare provider prints CIS | Provider uses medically verified information. | Ask the provider for the Washington-approved CIS rather than a generic vaccine summary if the school specifically asks for CIS. |
| Hardcopy CIS signed by provider | The healthcare provider verifies manually entered dates. | Bring complete vaccination records for verification. |
| Hardcopy CIS plus medical records | Authorized school or child-care staff compare the completed CIS with attached medical records. | Enter the vaccine dates on the CIS; do not submit a blank CIS with attachments. |
| Official other-state registry record | Record comes from another U.S. immunization information system. | Give the complete official record to the Washington school for review. |
Complete a hardcopy CIS in the correct order
Use the full name and complete date of birth.
Use month, day and year in the appropriate vaccine row and dose column.
One administered combination vaccine can correspond to more than one disease row.
Use provider, clinic, hospital or official registry documentation.
A provider can verify the CIS, or authorized school/child-care staff can compare a completed CIS with acceptable attached medical records.
Save the CIS and all supporting pages before submitting them.
Documents that are weak or incomplete by themselves
Ask for medically verified written documentation.
A personal list does not automatically replace verified medical documentation.
The vaccine information still needs to be entered on the CIS when using the manual route.
Follow Washington’s provider or authorized staff verification process.
Washington’s family guidance says required immunization documentation is provided on or before the child’s first day of school or child-care attendance and is often collected during registration.
What Complete, Not Complete and Conditional mean
The student’s record indicates the required immunization documentation is complete for the applicable school or child-care assessment.
Required immunization documentation is incomplete and the student is not currently covered by the temporary conditional process.
The student is catching up, has received the doses currently eligible to be administered and remains within the allowed conditional timeline.
Washington says the older-layout CIS printed through MyIR can still be accepted as medically verified. Unlike a validated CIS, however, school staff may need to review whether displayed dose dates meet applicable minimum ages and intervals.
After the student receives another dose
Washington school guidance says staff may add new vaccination dates to the existing CIS and update the status by hand, or print a new CIS from the IIS.
A school using the IIS School Module may not always need a paper CIS
How Washington conditional attendance works
A child cannot use conditional status simply to delay vaccines that are already due and eligible to be given.
Give the school or child-care program the CIS and supporting record information required for the student’s situation.
This acknowledges the temporary catch-up rules and deadlines.
Vaccine series can require minimum intervals between doses.
Washington gives the family 30 calendar days from the next vaccine due date to provide updated documentation.
Conditional status can continue through subsequent properly timed doses.
If the required documentation is not provided within the conditional period, the student can lose conditional status and be excluded from further attendance.
“Please tell me the student’s current CIS status, the exact vaccine or document still required, the next valid vaccine due date and the final date by which updated documentation must be received.”
Washington school record rules are different in some cases
| Situation | Important record rule | Practical next step |
|---|---|---|
| Homeless student | Washington guidance provides an exception that allows enrollment and attendance while records are brought into compliance. | Ask the school for the McKinney-Vento liaison and record-recovery assistance. |
| Student in foster care | Foster-care students must be allowed to enroll and participate while immunization compliance is addressed. | Coordinate with the foster-care caseworker and school. |
| Active-duty military family | Washington school guidance provides specific enrollment/catch-up timing for children of active-duty military parents or guardians. | Tell the school that the student is covered by military-family rules and ask for the exact documentation deadline. |
| Child care | Children attending child care must provide updated medically verified CIS documentation annually under current Washington guidance. | Ask the child-care program when the next updated CIS is due. |
| Provider can send CIS directly | Washington guidance allows an appropriate healthcare provider to send medically verified CIS information directly to school or child care with parent/guardian agreement. | Ask both offices whether direct transmission is the fastest option. |
CIS and Certificate of Exemption are different documents
The Certificate of Immunization Status documents vaccinations or qualifying evidence used for school and child-care immunization compliance.
The Certificate of Exemption is the separate Washington form used when a family is requesting an exemption allowed under state rules.
Washington recognizes specified exemption categories, and the requirements differ by category. Personal/philosophical exemptions do not apply to measles, mumps and rubella. Use the current Washington DOH instructions instead of assuming a missing record creates an exemption.
Why an adult Washington vaccine history may be incomplete
WAIIS is a lifetime registry for people of all ages, but an adult record can still be incomplete when older vaccinations were never entered, were administered outside Washington or remain only with a provider, pharmacy, school, employer, military system or another jurisdiction.
Ask the student-health office exactly which proof format it accepts before ordering testing or requesting multiple duplicate forms.
Occupational health may require specific vaccination dates, provider documentation or laboratory evidence rather than a generic screenshot.
Save MyIR/WAIIS information together with pharmacy, provider, military and other-state records.
Washington DOH advises adults with outside immunization records to ask a Washington healthcare provider whether those verified records can be entered into WAIIS.
Recover recent vaccines from the pharmacy before assuming they are lost
Check whether the vaccine was booked through your own account or a family account.
Pharmacy profiles may retain older contact information.
A retail purchase receipt is not the same as a complete clinical vaccination history.
Ask for the vaccine name, date and complete vaccination history available to the pharmacy.
The pharmacy can investigate a missing submission or patient-match problem.
Use WA Verify only when you need Washington COVID-19 digital proof
Provides a Washington Digital COVID-19 Verification Record and QR-code route when a matching state record is available.
Better starting point for broader immunization history, family records and Washington school CIS documents.
WA Verify advises allowing time for a new vaccination to reach the registry before requesting the digital record.
Vaccines administered through some federal systems, including military, VA or Indian Health Service routes, may require assistance from the administering federal agency.
Washington records can be split across several states
Use it as the baseline for identifying exact missing vaccinations.
Include childhood residences, college locations, military assignments and pharmacy visits.
Do not assume all out-of-state vaccinations automatically reached WAIIS.
Ask whether verified doses can be reviewed and entered into WAIIS.
When WAIIS has been updated, use MyIR’s Check for Updates function.
Common Washington border situations
| Situation | Why the record can be split | Best action |
|---|---|---|
| Vancouver / Clark County | Some healthcare is received across the Oregon border. | Check Washington MyIR and the Oregon provider or registry route. |
| Spokane / eastern Washington | Some residents use Idaho providers or pharmacies. | Search Washington and Idaho separately. |
| Military family | Records may be divided among military systems and several state registries. | Collect military records and records from each previous state. |
| Recently moved to Washington | Previous-state and Washington providers may each hold different parts of the history. | Recover previous-state documentation before asking the Washington provider to update the local history. |
A complete history can require state registries, healthcare providers, pharmacies, schools, employers, military systems and foreign documentation.
Who should you contact for Washington immunization record help?
| Problem | Best contact | Prepare before contacting |
|---|---|---|
| Need an official record request | WAIISRecords@doh.wa.gov | Legal name, former name, birth date, address and provider history. |
| Telephone record assistance | 360-236-3595 or 1-866-397-0337. | Explain which MyIR/provider/pharmacy/school routes were already tried. |
| MyIR support | MyIR@doh.wa.gov | Describe the login, account or match problem without sending a verification code. |
| Name or DOB change | IISRecordUpdate@doh.wa.gov | Correct and previous information plus any requested documentation. |
| Professional IIS technical help | WAIISHelpDesk@doh.wa.gov or 1-800-325-5599. | Exact error, screen and authorized user role. |
| School or child-care question | oicpschools@doh.wa.gov | Student age/grade, CIS status and exact requirement question. |
Washington DOH may ask identifying questions and tell you whether a WAIIS record exists, but detailed immunization information is not released over the telephone.
“I need an immunization record for [school/work/personal use]. MyIR returned [exact result]. My record may be under [current/former name], and vaccines were administered by [providers/locations]. Should I first correct demographics, ask the provider to update WAIIS, or submit the Authorization to Release Immunization Records?”
What to do when the record is needed quickly
- Check MyIR.
- Call the provider.
- Call the pharmacy.
- Ask the school/employer what exact proof it accepts.
- Do not rely on only one route.
- Start MyIR immediately.
- Ask providers to correct missing doses.
- Submit the hand-signed DOH form if needed.
- Keep email/fax confirmation.
- Contact previous providers.
- Search pharmacy histories.
- Search other states.
- Recover military/federal records.
- Resolve duplicate WAIIS profiles.
The authorization says records are usually sent in three to five business days but allows up to 15 business days. Start earlier when a fixed deadline matters.
Final accuracy and privacy checklist
Washington sources to use for final verification
Washington DOH’s main page covering MyIR, providers, schools and the state release-form route.
Consumer account, registry matching, family records and printable records.
Official Washington information about WAIIS and professional registry access.
CIS, conditional status, exemptions and current school documentation guidance.
Washington immunization record glossary
- WAIIS
- Washington State Immunization Information System, Washington’s statewide lifetime immunization registry.
- MyIR Mobile
- Consumer-facing portal used to match eligible individuals and families with available state immunization records.
- CIS
- Certificate of Immunization Status, Washington’s approved school and child-care immunization documentation form.
- Validated CIS
- A CIS generated from WAIIS using medically verified registry information.
- Conditional status
- Temporary attendance status for a student who has received the currently eligible required doses and is waiting for the next valid dose date.
- COE
- Certificate of Exemption, the separate Washington form used for qualifying school or child-care exemption requests.
- SAW
- Secure Access Washington, used in professional access to Washington government systems rather than normal family MyIR access.
- WA Verify
- Washington’s Digital COVID-19 Verification Record service.
Frequently asked questions
Washington immunization records FAQs
How do I get my Washington immunization records online?
Start with MyIR Mobile. Registration information is matched against Washington’s immunization registry. When an exact record match is found, MyIR uses a verification-code process to link the record to the account.
How many phone numbers can I try in MyIR?
MyIR currently allows up to four phone numbers that may be associated with the immunization record. The matching process can search all four, but only one number needs to match the registry.
Can MyIR send my verification code to a different phone?
The verification code is sent to the phone number that matches the immunization registry. MyIR does not simply redirect that security code to an unrelated number. Contact the provider or Washington record-support route if the registry phone number is outdated.
Can I access my child’s Washington immunization record?
MyIR allows eligible family access and says children under age 18 can be added to a family account. Adults age 18 or older generally need their own account.
Why can’t MyIR find my record?
Possible causes include an old phone number or address, former surname, incorrect birth date, duplicate patient profile, a provider reporting problem or vaccination outside Washington.
What should I do if a new vaccine does not appear in MyIR?
Sign in and use MyIR’s Check for Updates feature. If the vaccination still does not appear after the provider has had time to report it, contact the administering provider or pharmacy and ask it to verify the WAIIS submission.
How long does a Washington DOH record request take?
The current authorization says requests are usually sent within three to five business days and no later than 15 business days after receipt of the signed authorization. Washington’s consumer page currently describes a five-business-day response.
Does Washington accept electronic signatures on the release form?
The current Authorization to Release Immunization Records says an electronic signature is not acceptable. The patient, parent or legal guardian must provide the required handwritten signature.
Can MyIR print a Washington CIS for school?
Yes. Washington recognizes a CIS printed through MyIR as medically verified because the information comes from WAIIS. School staff may still need to review whether vaccine dates meet applicable minimum ages and intervals.
Will vaccines from Oregon, Idaho or another state automatically appear in MyIR?
Not necessarily. Retrieve official records from the provider or registry where the vaccination occurred, then ask a Washington healthcare provider whether verified outside records can be reviewed and entered into WAIIS.