Proof of covid vaccinations

I just got a card too and I took a photo of it. In my state immunization records are online for health professionals so easy for even a college campus nurse to look up. My youngest had to email a copy of his COVID card to his university and my middle DS had to also show he had been immunized before starting his new job at a large hospital in state.

Agreed.

I've never been asked but in addition to the regular CDC cards in Michigan you can request an official state record of all your shots. I imagine that could become more important as international travel opens (though tbh other than Canada I haven't paid much to what is open vs closed).

I'm in the US (Maryland). I have a card, and a digital card that I saved on my phone.

I have the paper card, and I have no problem verifying with pretty much anyone that I've been vaccinated. Various countries have required all sorts of vaccines since the invention of them.

If cruise ships require proof of vaccination, then I'd consider going on a cruise. Otherwise, no thank you.

I’ve used my paper, hand written CDC card in Germany. They were fine with it. This could change in the future, but will it?  Tourism areas are desperate for money. 

I suspect that the reality is that money talks. Tourist sites were empty or at half capacity in Bavaria last week. Neuschwanstein (the Sleeping Beauty castle) only had 10 people per tour. We were in Bavaria in February of 2020, weeks before the world shut down. The crowds at the end of June—prime summer travel—we’re about half the crowds of mid winter 2020. Perhaps 20% of restaurants and shops were permanently closed and empty. EVERYONE was German, save for a few American families that we ran into here and there who are probably stationed here like us. What will happen to these areas if they don’t allow in anyone without a digital vaccination card?

Can tourism hang on if they don’t allow those without a digital passport?  It’s not just the US. Think of the many, many countries that don’t have a national health system. It’s not just the US. 

Do I think it would be easier if the US has a national registry and a digital card?  Yes.  I also think we need national health care, but that’s not the topic here. I’m sure we are going to run into issues in the coming months.  But I also think that as travel opens with other venues, it will be more common to accept other country’s proof of vaccination. 

I have the little paper card. My state (Calif) has that digital registry, but because DH booked all of our appointments using his email and cell, it won’t work for the rest of us. I need to find time to call the number provided and get that sorted out. My DD got her shot at CVS, and I found out she had 2 profiles on their system, so it looks like she was a no show for the second shot. Twice. So I also need to get that sorted. I’d rather have that barcode confirmation on my phone than the paper that I could possibly lose. I have no issues with shows/concerts/cruises that want to see proof.

Same in Florida. Have the photo in my phone and will show it upon request.

I'm in CA and my digital record does not show my second vaccine (I didn't get it at the same location as the first, but same company). I carry my card with me.

I've attempted to have it fixed with no success.

I guess it depends on who you go see in concert. The Foo Fighters require proof.

www.nme.com/news/music/heres-what-went-down-at-foo-fighters-huge-fully-vaccinated-new-york-show-2974047

NY has a digital pass in addition to the little cards.

I have needed to show it to two employers (one as a condition of employment, the other as a condition of going without a mask at work). One of my kids had to submit proof of vaccination to live on campus.

I also needed to show it to be the "stayover parent" in the hospital after my youngest's surgery.

So I tried this morning to get a digital card/QR code and of course the state has no record of our vaccinations. We got our shots through a different organization than the health care system our primary doctor is affiliated with.

A couple of months after our shots, I had my annual and told my doctor and he typed my vaccination information into the health care system he is affiliated with. When I couldn’t get a code from the State today, I decided to check my primary doctor’s portal and I have a QR code for my vaccine in that system! I don’t know if it is the same QR code I would get through the State. I sent him a message but he doesn’t work on Fridays, so I won’t hear back until next week.

Like I said before, the record keeping is a mess! It should have been organized better!

Going from Belgium to Germany is slightly different though, you are still within the EU who collectively would have their own arrangments between various member countries.

It doesn't really matter whether a country has a National Health register or not it's the security of the proof that will be the issue. I doubt any country would be willing to accept a hand written/ printed card as has been described by some on here. It would be too easy to duplicate and would be open to fraud. I wasn't suggesting that it would have to be digital but it would have to be far more secure than a card given out by the nurse or pharmacy at the time of the vaccination.
No doubt in time countries will work together as to how or what they will accept as proof to cover the requirement needed.

For now, those flimsy little cards are valid for international travel. Tourism dollars speak loudly. Even if Biden decided to issue vaccine passports, I think it will take at least a year to get them issued since nothing is in place as of right now.


“But in multiple conversations I've had with travelers and European officials, it's clear that won't be necessary for the time being. One European official told me the reason was practical concerns. After a year without tourism, they want to make it as easy as possible for Americans to visit this summer. Requiring them to apply for a vaccination passport would be too much of a deterrent.
"Most countries will accept the CDC's COVID Vaccination Record certification to allow you into the country," says Darko Ivanoski, founder and CEO of ESTAForm, an online travel authorization platform. That's the little white card you receive when you get your vaccination.

Tourism authorities say it's the closest thing the United States has to a vaccination passport, at least for now. The Biden administration has already said the federal government will stay out of issuing a formal vaccination passport. “
www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/7872854002