COVID-19 Vaccine Updates for Washington State: Phase Finder Close Out

State of Washington will no longer require Phase Finder to verify vaccine eligilities. In order to get as many vulnerable members of the community vaccinated as possible, the state has removed Phase Finder to speed up the process.

The Phase Finder will be replaced by Vaccine Locator to help Washington residents learn about eligibilities and schedule an appointment.

LanguageVaccine Locator
Englishhttps://VaccineLocator.doh.wa.gov
Simplified Chinesehttps://VaccineLocator.doh.wa.gov/?language=zh-CN
Traditional Chinesehttps://VaccineLocator.doh.wa.gov/?language=zh-TW
Vietnamesehttps://VaccineLocator.doh.wa.gov/?language=vi
Russianhttps://VaccineLocator.doh.wa.gov/?language=ru
Japanesehttps://VaccineLocator.doh.wa.gov/?language=ja
Tagaloghttps://VaccineLocator.doh.wa.gov/?language=id
Hindihttps://VaccineLocator.doh.wa.gov/?language=hi
Koreanhttps://VaccineLocator.doh.wa.gov/?language=ko
Punjabihttps://VaccineLocator.doh.wa.gov/?language=pa

Effective as of March 31, 2021

Age

All people 60 years or older

Living situation

Long-term care facility residents

  • Residents of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other community-based, congregate living setting where most individuals over 65 years of age or receiving care, supervision, or assistance because of injury, disability, or illness.

All people 50 years or older in multigenerational households

  • Person over 50 not able to live independently
  • Person over 50 living and caring for someone of a different generation such as an elder and grandchild. (does NOT include a parent or guardian care for a child or teen)

People living in certain congregate settings that have high rates of infection or transmission or whose residents have a higher risk for hospitalization or severe outcomes

  • Group homes for individuals with disabilities, including serious mental illness, developmental and intellectual disabilities, and physical disabilities
  • Residential substance use disorder facilities
  • Prisons, jails, detention centers, and similar facilities
  • Temporary housing and shelters for people experiencing homelessness
    • People who access services at these facilities but don’t sleep there are also eligible
  • Domestic violence shelters

Occupation

Health care workers in health care settings (not remote)

  • Health care workers in sites with direct patient care of confirmed or suspected COVID patients
  • Workers at testing sites and exposed to/handling COVID -19 specimens
  • Workers administering COVID-19 vaccines
  • Technicians
  • Security
  • Environmental, janitorial, and facility staff
  • Non-remote translators or interpreters
  • Counselors/Social Workers
  • Home health aides, caregivers, and companions (personal care providers)
  • Doulas
  • Community health workers
  • School nurses
  • Behavioral health providers

First responders

  • Emergency medical service frontline staff (e.g. fire, ambulance, hospital)
  • Emergency workers providing patient transport/ambulatory support
  • Firefighters, law enforcement, social workers responding to public health and safety.
  • Does NOT include administrators or those who can work remotely, except for public health and first responder functions critical for maintaining the COVID-19 pandemic response and continuity of operations.

Long-term care facility residents and staff

  • Residents and staff of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other community-based, congregate living setting where most individuals over 65 years of age or receiving care, supervision, or assistance because of injury, disability, or illness.

Educators and staff for pre-K through 12th grade (not volunteers)

  • Administrators
  • Environmental, cafeteria, janitorial, facility or maintenance staff
  • School bus drivers
  • Paraeducators

Child care providers

  • Licensed family home child care providers, and family members living in their home
  • License-exempt family, friends, and neighbors providers that accept Working Connections Child Care subsidy. (These in-home providers can serve up to 6 children.)
  • ECEAP, Washington’s state-funded preschool providers
  • Head Start staff
  • License-exempt school-age and youth development providers who provide child care to school-age children
  • Staff of programs providing services for children with special health care needs, individual educational plans, technological gaps, and migrant education
  • Early learning and child care program workers that are permitted to operate under DOH guidance for child care, youth development, and day camps that were not covered in 1B-1.

High-risk critical workers who work in certain congregate settings. Exposure includes close proximity to high number of other individuals over extended time.

  • Agriculture workers (roles are more likely to include crop selection, production and packaging)
  • Fishing vessel crews
  • Workers in food processing
  • Workers in grocery stores or food banks
  • Workers in correctional facilities (prisons, jails, or detention centers)
  • Workers in public transit (bus, train, ferry, airport). Does NOT include work can remotely of in a socially distant office.
  • Drivers of taxies, limos, and rideshare
  • Restaurants
  • Food services
  • Construction
  • Manufacturing

High-risk workers in certain congregate living settings that have high rates of infection and transmission or whose residents are at higher risk for hospitalization and severe outcomes

  • Group homes for individuals with disabilities, including serious mental illness, developmental and intellectual disabilities, and physical disabilities
  • Residential substance use disorder facilities
  • Prisons, jails, detention centers, and similar facilities
  • Temporary housing and shelters for people experiencing homelessness
  • Domestic violence shelters

Health condition

Pregnant individuals

People with a disability that puts them at high risk for severe COVID-19 illness

People with two or more co-morbidities or underlying conditions that put them at high risk for severe COVID-19 illness.

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