Vaccine verification rule will change this year

Whitman County Health Department released a notice informing parents that starting Aug. 1, 2020, it will be required to have medically verified immunization records for school and child care entry.

Medically verified records may be a Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS) printed from the Immunization Information System, a physical copy of the CIS with a healthcare provider signature, a physical copy of the CIS with accompanying medical immunization records from a healthcare provider verified and signed by school staff or a CIS printed from MyIR, a personal account where immunization records...