Washington state law requires all students attending public schools to be immunized against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio, measles, mumps, hepatitis B, varicella and rubella before registering for school. For more information about immunization requirements, please contact your student's school nurse or the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department at 253-798-2987. For more information, visit the website for the Washington State Department of Health Immunization Program. 

Vaccination information                                                                                     

The following documents list the immunization requirements for School/Child Care/Preschool Attendance for the school year from the Washington State Department of Health. 

• Vaccines Required for Child Care/Preschool Attendance (Washington Dept of Health)
• Vaccines Required for Child Care/Preschool Attendance (in Spanish)
• Vaccines Required for K-12 Attendance
• Vaccines Required for K-12 Attendance (in Spanish)
• Certificate of Immunization Status Form.pdf
• Certificate of Exemption(pdf) (Washington Dept of Health)
• Certificate of Exepmtion(pdf) (in Spanish)

Required immunizations can be obtained from a family physician or by contacting the Mary Bridge Mobile Immunization Clinic at (253) 403-1767

 Free child immunizations for infants through age 18 are also available Tuesdays through Thursday 10:30am - 5pm and every second Saturday 11:30am - 5pm at the MultiCare Immunization Clinic at South Hill Mall in Puyallup (MultiCare Health Kiosk next to Golden Corral).

Shot records are required at the MultiCare Immunization Clinic, and children must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Other free Pierce County immunization sites are listed on the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department website at https://www.tpchd.org/healthy-people/immunizations/children-s-immunizations.