Covid-19 Vaccine Information

Important information for 16 and 17 year-old participants


  • Pfizer is the only vaccine available to 16 and 17 year-old people. Please check the type of vaccine when making an appointment.
  • Pierce County Emergency Management requires a parent or guardian be with the 16/17 year-old participant to approve the minor getting the vaccine.

Phone assistance available

The Pierce County COVID-19 vaccine call center can help people needing assistance to sign up for vaccine events hosted by Pierce County. 

  • Pierce County COVID-19 
    Call Center:
    253-798-8900
    8 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • WA State COVID-19 Assistance hotline: 1-800-525-0127 or 1-888-856-5816 (then press #), 6 a.m.-10 p.m. (Monday), 6 a.m.-6 p.m. (Tuesday-Sunday)

The call center will help people sign up for Pierce County vaccine events or take their information for future events.


Additional Assistance: [email protected]

Pierce Transit Offers Free Rides To Vaccination Sites

If you need a ride to your vaccination or are volunteering at a vaccination site, Pierce Transit will provide free bus rides to passengers traveling to or from COVID-19 sites along local bus routes. The free rides include travel to mass vaccination sites as well as other immunization locations, such as pharmacies. 

April 13 Update

Use of the J&J vaccine has been paused as the CDC reviews reports of a rare, severe type of blood clot in six people who have received the vaccine in the U.S. Nearly 7 million people in the U.S. have received the J&J vaccine to date.

In the meantime, we’ll continue to bring COVID-19 vaccine to everyone who is eligible in Pierce County. We will not use Johnson & Johnson vaccine while CDC and the FDA investigate the reports. Planned vaccination events that had Johnson & Johnson will now have Moderna. 


If you got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and develop symptoms—such as severe headache, abdominal pain, leg pain, or shortness of breath—within three weeks after vaccination, contact your healthcare provider. 

Lost your COVID-19 Vaccine Card?

People who have lost their COVID-19 vaccine cards can call WA State Dept of Health @ 1-800-325-5599 or submit a request at www.doh.wa.gov/youandyourfamily/immunization. They will receive a new immunization record, showing their Covid-19 vaccine but not a new card.

Veterans

Veterans Affairs (VA) is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on getting vaccines to veterans. Go here for more information from Veterans Affairs. If you are signed up with VA you can call 206-277-4040 or get information about the Puget Sound VA here.


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