Washington won’t have any free Covid shots for the uninsured until mid-October Eilís O'Neill September 30, 2025 / 4:03 pm

Washington state has a program for uninsured people to get free vaccines. But that program doesn’t yet have any of the latest Covid boosters, and they’re not expected until mid-October.

Updated Covid shots are already available in Washington, and thanks to a standing order issued by the state, everyone over 6 months old can get one. But the state’s programs for providing free shots to uninsured adults, and to all children, don't yet have access to the updated Covid vaccines.

The state says that’s because there’s a last procedural step that’s necessary before providers for these two programs can order the vaccines; the director of the Centers for Disease Cont

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