Find, Print or Fix Your Washington Vaccine Record
Washington residents can access available immunization information through MyIR Mobile, healthcare providers, pharmacies, schools and the Washington Department of Health. The record behind many of these routes is the Washington State Immunization Information System, commonly called WA IIS or WAIIS.
This guide shows which route to use, how MyIR identity matching works, what to do when a verification code goes to an old number, how to request a state copy, how to get a school CIS and how to rebuild doses missing from the registry.
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WA IIS is a lifetime registry for people of all ages.
Washington schools and child care use the CIS.
360-236-3595 or 1-866-397-0337.
Usually 3–5 business days; current form allows up to 15.
Where should you request the record first?
Washington Department of Health gives families four main ways to obtain immunization information. The fastest option depends on whether you want an online copy, a provider-generated history, a school record or a direct state release.
Best when you want to view and print available family immunization information online and your identity details can be matched to WA IIS.
Best when one dose is missing, you know who administered the vaccine, or MyIR does not contain a complete history.
All Washington public schools and some private schools have WA IIS access. Depending on staffing, a school may be able to print a record or CIS when asked ahead of time.
Use the state authorization process if MyIR, healthcare-provider, pharmacy or school routes cannot provide the complete record.
How to get Washington immunization records through MyIR
Which phone numbers should you try in MyIR?
MyIR can search with up to four telephone numbers. Only one needs to match a telephone number stored with the state immunization record.
| Problem | What may be happening | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| No code arrives | No exact record match was found, the stored number differs, or the device cannot receive the selected message type. | Recheck profile details, try other likely numbers and confirm the phone can receive outside calls or texts. |
| Code goes to an old number | The old number is still associated with the matching registry record. | Contact the healthcare provider or state record-support route if registry demographic information needs correction. |
| You cannot receive texts | Texting is not the only MyIR verification option. | Choose the automated-call option when available. |
| You changed your MyIR profile | A MyIR profile change does not necessarily update the underlying WA IIS information. | Ask the provider or Washington record office to correct the registry when the stored data itself is wrong. |
How family-member access works in MyIR
- Register or sign in to the parent/guardian account.
- Select the option to add a family member.
- Enter the child’s name and date of birth carefully.
- Use parent or household phone numbers that may be stored with the child’s record.
- Complete the registry-matching process.
MyIR treats a person age 18 or older as an adult. The adult must create and verify their own account rather than remaining linked as a minor child.
Immunization history, school CIS and WA Verify are different records
Useful for your personal file, provider review, many employer requests, college paperwork and situations where the recipient wants vaccine names and dates.
It may be incomplete if a provider did not report a dose or the vaccination occurred outside Washington.
The CIS is Washington’s official school and child-care immunization form.
Use this route when a school or child-care program specifically requests Washington immunization-compliance paperwork.
WA Verify is designed for digital COVID-19 vaccination verification.
It is not a complete childhood, adult or school immunization history.
What to do when MyIR cannot find your Washington record
Use this escalation order
What happens when you call Washington for your record?
If MyIR and provider routes do not work, Washington Department of Health can help through the Office of Immunization.
After you provide identifying information such as your name, date of birth and address, staff can tell you whether an immunization record exists in the system.
Detailed vaccine information is not released over the telephone. Washington uses the signed authorization process to protect record privacy and confidentiality.
How to complete the Authorization to Release Immunization Records
Patient or child details on the form
Patient, parent or guardian information
Recipient and authorization details
Where to email, fax or mail the signed request
| Method | Official destination | Practical safeguard |
|---|---|---|
| WAIISRecords@doh.wa.gov | Attach the complete handwritten-signed form and every page containing requested family members. | |
| Fax | 360-236-3590 | Keep the successful transmission report and a private copy of the form. |
| Postal mail | Washington State Immunization Information System, P.O. Box 47843, Olympia, WA 98504-7843 | Keep a copy and note the date the request was mailed. |
Olympia, WA 98504-7843
How long should you allow?
The current legal authorization says records requested by email, fax or postal mail are normally sent within three to five business days and no later than 15 business days after the signed authorization is received.
Email privacy tradeoff
Expiration and revocation
- The authorization expires 18 years after signing or when the child turns 18, whichever happens first, unless it ends earlier.
- The authorization may be revoked in writing.
- A revocation does not undo information already released before WA IIS received the revocation request.
- The form lists mail and fax routes for sending a written revocation.
Why WA IIS may not contain every vaccine you received
Washington describes WA IIS as a lifetime registry for people of all ages, but a lifetime registry is not the same as a guaranteed complete lifetime history.
How to correct an incomplete Washington immunization record
MyIR directs users who need vaccination-record changes to a healthcare provider. Start with the organization that actually administered or documented the missing dose.
| Detail | Where to find it | Why it helps |
|---|---|---|
| Vaccine name | Provider portal, pharmacy history, vaccine card or visit summary. | Identifies the exact missing vaccine event. |
| Administration date | Appointment confirmation, receipt, claim or medical record. | Helps the provider locate the original encounter. |
| Administering location | Clinic, pharmacy, hospital, employer clinic or public-health event. | Shows which organization should verify and correct the record. |
| Manufacturer or lot number | Clinical or pharmacy vaccine-administration record. | Provides additional clinical verification when available. |
| Identity used at the visit | Patient portal, insurance profile or appointment message. | May explain a duplicate profile or demographic mismatch. |
How to get a valid Washington Certificate of Immunization Status
Before a child attends Washington school or child care, the family generally needs to provide department-approved immunization or immunity documentation using the Certificate of Immunization Status, commonly called the CIS.
| CIS route | Verification | Best action |
|---|---|---|
| CIS printed from WA IIS | Medically verified by the IIS; no extra provider verification signature is needed. | Ask an IIS-connected provider, school or child-care program whether it can print the validated CIS. |
| CIS printed from MyIR | Washington currently treats the MyIR CIS as medically verified by the IIS. | Print the complete CIS and submit it to the school or child-care program. |
| Hardcopy CIS with provider signature | A healthcare provider verifies the handwritten vaccination information. | Use the current Washington hardcopy form and obtain provider verification. |
| Hardcopy CIS plus medical records | School or child-care staff compare the CIS with attached medically verified records and sign the verification area when accurate. | Attach acceptable medical documentation rather than relying on memory. |
What can count as a medical immunization record?
Can the provider send the CIS directly to the school?
Washington says a healthcare provider may send a medically verified CIS directly to a school or child-care program with verbal or written agreement from the parent or guardian.
Does every student need a printed CIS?
Not always. Schools actively using the WA IIS School Module can verify a student’s COMPLETE status in the system and record that verification in the school record. Ask the school whether it wants a printed CIS or will verify the student’s status electronically.
What Conditional status means on a Washington CIS
The student has documentation meeting the applicable school or child-care immunization requirements.
Required documentation is incomplete and the student is beyond the applicable temporary conditional period.
The student is actively completing an immunization series and remains inside the allowed temporary period.
Conditional-status workflow
Can laboratory evidence replace a missing vaccine date?
Washington school guidance allows healthcare-provider documentation of immunity by antibody testing for certain diseases, but the rules are disease-specific.
| Category | Current school-guidance point | What families should do |
|---|---|---|
| Some vaccine-preventable diseases | Provider-documented antibody evidence may be accepted for specific diseases under Washington school rules. | Ask the school and healthcare provider which laboratory evidence is appropriate before arranging testing. |
| Polio | Washington states that acceptable polio immunity documentation must show immunity to all three polioviruses. | Have the school/provider review the exact laboratory report rather than assuming any positive result qualifies. |
| Pertussis and pneumococcal disease | Washington school guidance says there is no acceptable antibody titer for these requirements. | Ask the healthcare provider and school for the correct documentation or vaccination route. |
Where to look when WA IIS or MyIR is incomplete
| Source | What to check | What to request |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | Exact store, pharmacy account, appointment email and previous phone numbers. | Complete vaccine-administration history. |
| Closed provider | Successor office, health system, former voicemail and archived-record custodian. | Immunization history or current records-custodian information. |
| School or college | Health office, registrar and previously submitted enrollment records. | The immunization documentation previously accepted or stored. |
| Employer or occupational health | Healthcare, childcare, public-safety or clinical-placement files. | A copy of previously verified vaccination or immunity documents. |
| Military or federal system | Service treatment records, Department of Defense, VA, Indian Health Service or other applicable federal system. | A complete vaccination history from the agency that administered the doses. |
| Another state | The registry and provider where the vaccine was administered. | Official registry or provider-validated history. |
If an old healthcare practice closed
When to use WA Verify instead of MyIR
WA Verify is Washington’s separate digital COVID-19 verification-record service. Use it when you specifically need COVID-19 digital proof rather than a full immunization history.
- First and last name.
- Date of birth.
- A mobile number or email that may match the vaccine record.
- A four-digit PIN chosen by the user.
- The required authorization declaration.
- Washington recommends allowing roughly 3–7 days for a new COVID dose to appear in the registry.
- The record-access link expires after 24 hours.
- Save, download or print the record before the link expires.
- Each family member’s verification record should be requested separately.
How to handle vaccines from another state
MyIR explains that a healthcare provider or health-department official needs to verify out-of-state immunization documentation and add it to the appropriate state registry before it can become part of that registry-linked history.
- Retrieve the record from the previous state or provider.
- Keep the complete official copy.
- Give it to your Washington healthcare provider for review.
- Ask whether appropriate historical doses can be added to WA IIS.
- Keep access to your linked MyIR record when available.
- Print or download the Washington history.
- Give the record to your new healthcare provider.
- Ask the new provider how the destination state’s registry is updated.
This is especially relevant for people living near the Vancouver–Portland area.
California has a separate registry and digital-record process for doses administered there.
Ask what document is required before sending your record
| Purpose | Good starting source | Question to ask |
|---|---|---|
| K-12 school | Washington CIS or school WA IIS verification. | “Does the student need a printed CIS, or will the school verify COMPLETE status in the School Module?” |
| Child care | Medically verified CIS. | “Which current CIS version should I submit?” |
| College | MyIR/provider record plus the college’s own health form when required. | “Which vaccines or immunity documents does this institution require?” |
| Healthcare job | Provider, MyIR, pharmacy and occupational-health records. | “Which exact dates, laboratory evidence or forms does occupational health accept?” |
| Personal archive | Complete available MyIR/provider record. | No recipient-specific format is needed; keep the most complete secure copy. |
When a local Washington health jurisdiction may help
Phone, email, fax and accessibility help
| Need | Current official contact | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| General immunization-record help | 360-236-3595 | Record existence, access and state-request questions. |
| Toll-free record help | 1-866-397-0337 | WA IIS record-request and release assistance. |
| Record-request email | WAIISRecords@doh.wa.gov | Immunization-record requests and signed authorization route. |
| Record-request fax | 360-236-3590 | Faxing the signed authorization or written revocation. |
| School / child-care requirement question | OICPSchools@doh.wa.gov | School and child-care immunization requirement questions. |
| Authorized-user technical help | WAIISHelpDesk@doh.wa.gov / 1-800-325-5599 | Professional WA IIS technical assistance, not ordinary consumer record requests. |
| Alternate-format assistance | 1-800-525-0127 | Requesting the release document or information in another accessible format. |
| Deaf / hard-of-hearing assistance | 711 Washington Relay | Relay assistance for Department of Health communications. |
Prepare a Washington record-recovery worksheet
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Final accuracy and privacy checklist
Washington immunization record glossary
- WA IIS / WAIIS
- Washington State Immunization Information System, the state’s secure lifetime immunization registry for people of all ages.
- MyIR Mobile
- The consumer-facing online service used to try to match and display available state immunization information.
- CIS
- Certificate of Immunization Status, Washington’s official school and child-care immunization document.
- Validated CIS
- A CIS generated from Washington IIS that evaluates available vaccine data against applicable school or child-care requirements.
- Conditional status
- Temporary attendance status for an eligible child who is actively completing required immunization series according to the required timeline.
- WA Verify
- Washington’s digital COVID-19 vaccination verification-record service.
- Authorization to Release Immunization Records
- Washington’s official signed form authorizing WA IIS to release immunization information to the patient or a named recipient.
- Medically verified record
- Immunization documentation verified through an appropriate healthcare source, state registry or another qualifying official medical record.
Washington immunization records FAQs
How do I get Washington immunization records online?
Start with MyIR Mobile. MyIR uses your registration information to try to match a WA IIS record. If linking succeeds, you can view available immunization information and eligible documents. If it does not work, check your provider, pharmacy, child’s school or the Washington Department of Health request route.
How many phone numbers can I enter in MyIR?
MyIR allows up to four possible telephone numbers during record linking. The system searches with those numbers, but only one needs to match the telephone information associated with the registry record.
Why did MyIR send the verification code to an old phone number?
The verification code goes to the telephone number associated with the exact registry match. MyIR cannot simply redirect that code to another number. Contact your healthcare provider or Washington record-support route if the underlying registry telephone information needs correction.
Can I add my adult child to my MyIR account?
MyIR allows family access for children younger than 18. A person age 18 or older is treated as an adult and must create and verify a separate account.
What should I do if MyIR cannot find an exact match?
Recheck legal and previous names, date of birth, address and possible phone numbers. Then compare the information with your healthcare provider, ask the provider or pharmacy for its own immunization record, and use Washington’s signed state-release process if necessary.
How long does a Washington DOH immunization record request take?
The current Authorization to Release Immunization Records says requests are usually sent within three to five business days and no later than 15 business days after the signed authorization is received.
Can I electronically sign the Washington immunization-record release form?
No. The current Washington authorization says an electronic signature is not acceptable. The patient or authorized parent or legal guardian must provide the required handwritten signature.
Can I print a Washington school CIS from MyIR?
Yes. Washington allows families to print a CIS through MyIR. Healthcare providers and participating school or child-care staff with WA IIS access can also print a validated CIS, and families may use the official hardcopy CIS with the required medical verification.
Why is my WA IIS record incomplete?
Possible reasons include voluntary provider reporting, a previous opt-out, older paper-only history, identity mismatches, pharmacy records that were not matched, vaccines administered outside Washington or records held by military or federal systems.
What does Conditional mean on a Washington CIS?
Conditional means the child is actively completing a required vaccine series and remains within Washington’s temporary conditional period. The parent or guardian must sign the Conditional statement and provide updated qualifying documentation as future doses become due.
Independent information guide — not a medical office or government registry
ImmunizationRecord.org is an independent informational website. It is not Washington State Department of Health, WA IIS, MyIR Mobile, WA Verify, a local health jurisdiction, healthcare provider, pharmacy, school, child-care program, employer, college, CDC or government registry.
We cannot search, access, change, certify or release your immunization record. Do not send this website your MyIR password, verification code, signed release form, photo ID, Social Security number, complete vaccination record or other sensitive health information.
This guide does not provide medical advice and does not determine whether you or your child should receive, repeat, delay or avoid a vaccine. It also does not determine school compliance, employment clearance, college requirements, exemption eligibility or whether laboratory testing is medically appropriate. Confirm medical decisions with a qualified healthcare professional and final documentation requirements with the receiving organization.
Washington Department of Health, WA IIS, MyIR, school/CIS, WA Verify and CDC IIS policy sources reviewed August 18, 2026. Portal behavior, forms, processing times, reporting policies, school rules and contact details can change.