Seattle Children’s is currently in Phase 1-A of vaccine distribution, priority group 2. This means Seattle Children’s active community medical staff are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at Seattle Children’s. We will let you when the vaccine is available to a wider group of community providers. Please note that community providers who are part of another health system should expect to get their vaccine with their home system rather than Seattle Children’s.
Testing update
As of Feb. 3, Seattle Children’s has tested 24,464 patients. 650 have tested positive or inconclusive, for a positivity rate of 2.7%. Almost half of all positive patients are asymptomatic.
Resources
- Shaquita Bell, interim medical director of the Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic, helped create a document called Communication Skills for Talking About the COVID Vaccine to help providers prepare to speak with patients and families about the vaccine. The skills are adapted from motivational interviewing and vaccine research.
- Provider FAQ on COVID-19 and Vaccination (Seattle Children’s)
- When Can Children Get the COVID-19 Vaccine? Answers about clinical trials for children and the 2021–22 school year from James D. Campbell, MD, MS, FAAP, Member, Committee on Infectious Diseases (AAP parenting website HealthChildren.org)
