About 5 percent of Washington kindergartners had an exemption, or waiver from immunizations, on file for a medical, personal, or religious reason. And 7 percent were “out of compliance” with immunization requirements – meaning they didn’t have all of their vaccinations up to date or were missing paperwork. The remaining students were “conditional,” and were getting caught up on their vaccinations or paperwork. New state requirements related to exemptions and immunizations for students are now in effect.
School immunization data were released later than normal this year as the department transitioned the data into new visualization software for easier use by the public. You can now see immunization rates by county, school district, and school building. The latest data are found on the department’s website.
Parents and guardians can access their child’s immunization records at home by signing up for MyIR. Washington provides vaccines at no cost for all kids up to age 19 through the state’s Childhood Vaccine Program.
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