Vaccines and Patient Resources

For patients or parents seeking a COVID-19 vaccine, visit the state's Vaccine Locator, or call the COVID-19 Information Hotline at 800.525.0127, then press #.

COVID-19 Patient Education Brochure

The WSMA offers a patient education brochure titled “Information About the COVID-19 Vaccine” available in English and Spanish to order for your waiting or exam rooms. The brochure is part of WSMA’s “Talk to Your Doctor” COVID-19 vaccine confidence campaign targeting rural communities and featuring WSMA member physicians. Learn more and order some for your office.

Instilling COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence

The WSMA has joined the Washington State Department of Health to help promote confidence in, and uptake of, life-saving COVID-19 vaccines. Our members are the key to our success in this endeavor. By leveraging the trust patients have in their physicians, you can help ensure Washingtonians are receiving guidance based on sound science and good medical practice—and help counter the increasing barrage of misinformation circulating on- and offline.

Join the Power of Providers initiative

Washington’s Power of Providers COVID-19 vaccine initiative encourages physicians from all specialties and health care providers throughout the state to proactively reach out and talk to their patients about COVID-19 vaccination. You can commit to the POP initiative by agreeing to SEEK, ASK, VACCINATE, and EMPOWER (SAVE) your patients around COVID-19 vaccine.

• SEEK: Seek your patients’ COVID-19 vaccination status.
• ASK/EDUCATE: If your patient isn't vaccinated, ask them about the vaccine and offer education if they’re unsure.
• VACCINATE: If your patient agrees to vaccination, provide them with a COVID-19 vaccine or a referral to a location that provides COVID-19 vaccination.
• EMPOWER: Empower your patients to share their vaccination status with the community.

If you agree to do these four things at your practice, please fill out the online commitment form. The Department of Health will send you your certificate as well as optional buttons or stickers. Learn more about the POP initiative.

COVID-19 conversation guides for physicians and health care professionals 

The DOH offers a toolkit featuring educational materials and information, including conversation guides, designed to instill confidence in COVID-19 vaccines. Find the conversation guides under Educational Materials then Resources for Providers.

The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology offers a COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy: Conversation Guide for Clinicians.

COVID-19 Patient Resources

Patient handouts are available are available in multiple languages on the Washington State Department of Health's COVID-19 Resources and Recommendations page.

Booster doses

Confused about booster doses? The Washington State Department of Health offers helpful guidance.

• Snapshot of the COVID-19 Vaccines
• COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Doses Reference Guide for All Ages

Life after vaccination

Washington's Life After Vaccine webpages explain which activities and behaviors are safe for fully vaccinated people vs. those who are not yet vaccinated.

Multilingual COVID-19 patient resources

For patients who don't speak English, state and public agencies offer COVID-19 educational resources in multiple languages.

• Public Health - Seattle & King County Multilingual Novel Coronavirus Fact Sheets
• Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (OIRA) translated coronavirus information together with the hotline information with interpreter information

How Can I Get Tested for COVID-19?

Review the DOH's frequently asked questions about testing to learn more about when to get tested, what to do if you test positive, the types of tests, and more.

To make it easier to find a test near you, the Department of Health has created a new webpage to help people find COVID-19 testing locations throughout the state.