nomiiiii

For US folks, it seems like if you lose the cdc covid vaccine card then there's no way to get the same card reissued. I've asked around, doesn't seem possible. The states ask you to just use their immunization database for proof.

But I suspect everyone from airline agents to random European border officials are only familiar with the US CDC card (and not other random printouts of immunization records from different US states). I would fully expect long waits at a border or being marked for quarantine/denied boarding if I rock up with my state record printout which looks like a third grader designed a terrible webform.

So for someone who either lost the CDC card or never got it issued for whatever reason, do you have a real life data point of your experience when presenting an alternate form of US vaccination proof for an airline or border. Or have you been able to get a CDC card reissued, if yes, which state and how. It is extremely concerning that this single unreplaceable piece of card is the key for easy travel but it can't be reissued.

lobo411

If you have lost your vaccination card or don’t have a copy, contact your vaccination provider directly to access your vaccination record.If you cannot contact your vaccination provider directly, contact your state health department’s immunization information system (IIS). You can find state IIS information on the CDC website. Vaccination providers are required to report COVID-19 vaccinations to their IIS and related systems.If you enrolled in v-safe or VaxText after your first vaccine dose, you can access your vaccination information using those tools.
If you have made every effort to locate your vaccination information, are unable to get a copy or replacement of your vaccination card, and still need a second shot, talk to a vaccination provider.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019...cond-shot.html

Jaimito Cartero

The first thing I did after getting my vaccine card, was to take a picture. I have pictures of my card after the first and second shot, even before I wrote my name on it.

I’d bet there are many folk out there trying to claim they were vaccinated, when they were not.

Sjoerd

You wrote your name on the CDC vaccination card? Meaning Mr X could have been vaccinated and write Mr Y’s name on the card?

nomiiiii

Yes I wrote my name also.

But how would that help, a picture. European border officials won't take a picture.

They won't accept some random immunization records off Nebraska either afaik
They're only familiar with CDC cards

Sjoerd

Well, the value of a CDC card should be zero if people write their own (or somebody else’s) name on it.

DeepUnderground

Not any different at all to a yellow fever card. Not sure what everyone is so up in arms about on this.

Sjoerd

Not around here. Both the yellow fever booklet and the Covid-19 vaccination cards are completely filled in (name and date of birth, after checking of ID) by the medical professionals (or their administrative staff) who put the jab in your arm.

dhuey

Good idea, but I also scanned the card and created a pdf for it, which I could access online anywhere. Heaven forbid that I should lose that card while traveling, but if it happens, I would print it out on the road. I would be producing it to a foreigner who probably hasn't seen that many actual CDC cards. Canadians only have pdf printouts for their proof-of-vaccination. I think a printout of a scanned CDC card would probably work (though I hope not to test that idea).

DeepUnderground

Understood. I thought you issue was the hand written nature in general. Cheers.
FWIW all my family’s COVID 19 cards were filled out by the physicians by way of printed sticker anyway.

Jaimito Cartero

On our first dose, they just handed my wife and I cards. It did have the registration number, which matched our shots, but not sure if most places could tell the difference. We wrote our names in during the 2nd dose procedure.

nmpls

My shots were administered by nurses who work for my employer.
We were given blank cards, we filled out the name, DOB, id number info before. They checked our ID cards before the shot and filled out the remainder.
So, no, you wouldn't be able to do what you propose.

nrr

I was vaccinated via NYULangone (a major healthcare provider in the NYC area); besides receiving a CDC card info about my vaccinations appears in “MYChart”. It seems that MYChart is not just local, several months ago I had a Covid test in LasVegas via a hospital which also uses MYChart—all MYChart entries are linked, so MYChart info may be recognized even outside the USA.
NYS has an Excelscor Card with a QR code, would that also be accepted in EU?

ajGoes

This is not correct, sorry. MyChart is a portal used by many different provider organizations. You can link your own accounts, but they don't share your information by default.

xiphoid76

I work for a prison. We were issued our cards and filled them in ourselves, then the nurse who gave the injection wrote the lot number of the vaccine and the date. It looks so fake to me, plus I can’t imagine getting another card - I am sure I am registered with someone, but not a particular state or healthcare agency. Could get a memo from the Warden I guess? I got my first vaccine shot in mid December - seems like so long ago. So far have traveled a few international places and have not needed the vaccine card yet but don’t want to lose it!!