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General - What is acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination?

What is acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination?

Generally, the following documents, including copies or mobile application screenshots, are acceptable proof of vaccination if the documentation includes the name of the vaccine recipient and date of administration:

  1. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card issued by the vaccination site to the person who received the vaccine.
  2. Official record from the State Immunization Information System (IIS) or other State immunization registry.
  3. A record from a healthcare system or healthcare provider’s patient portal, signed by the treating healthcare provider, that documents vaccination by the healthcare system or healthcare provider. A healthcare provider is typically a:
    1. Licensed physician
    2. Nurse practitioner
    3. Physician assistant
    4. Registered nurse
    5. Pharmacist
  4. A record from a healthcare provider’s medical record system (including a patient portal) that is either a:
    1. Vaccine Administration Record from the facility where the vaccine was administered that includes the:
      1. Vaccine administered
      2. Vaccination date
      3. Vaccine lot number
    2. Vaccination Administration Record from a facility other than where the vaccine was administered that includes the:
      1. Vaccine administered
      2. Vaccination date
      3. Vaccine lot number
    3. Healthcare provider order for COVID-19 vaccination that is signed as administered
    4. The vaccine administration is noted in the medical record by the treating healthcare providers (not the vaccine administrators) in the context of an adverse event meeting the following criteria:
      1. The adverse event immediately follows the vaccination.
      2. The adverse event results in emergent healthcare.
      3. The person who received the vaccine is transported via ambulance from a vaccination site to a hospital.
  5. A military immunization or health record from the United States Armed Forces
  6. Documentation of a COVID-19 vaccine dispensed from a pharmacy to the person receiving the vaccine
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