Originally Posted by
notquiteaff
Ok, my first attempt at getting a digital vaccination certificate was successful. I gave the pharmacist my WHO immunization card (*) and my CDC card and walked out with my two QR codes.
I was surprised that I actually got two certificates, one for each shot with different QR codes. But the Covid Warn app happily accepted both. Now I need to find a place where I can actually use it. Will they want to scan both QR code’s, or just the one for shot #2?
You can search for pharmacies in Germany that issue the digital certificate using this website:
https://www.mein-apothekenmanager.de
(*) I had my shots added to my yellow vaccine passport at my local county health department.
Yes you need both certificates! One for shot 1 and the second for shot 2. You need as many certificates as shots are need to get the full immunization. The only vaccine that needs only one shot is Johnson&Johnson. If you got Johnson&Johnson you would get only one certificate.
IMHO you where successful because you used the international yellow vaccination booklet. This is an official document which is used for decades. Most people forget that this booklet is also used to show you yellow fever vaccination which is still mandatory in some countries! So most pharmacists, doctors and even border control agents are quite familiar with this document.
About interoperability. The system is still rolled out and it will take until end of June to be fully operational (especially connecting non EU-countries like Switzerland which has their own system).