Might as Well Give Up if you Can't obtain SMART card
Nov 30, 2021, 9:24 pm
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Might as Well Give Up if you Can't obtain SMART card
Vaccinated in NY, NJ, CA, and select states? Good on you. Me, living in the interior of the country, can't get a SMART health card to save my life to see family after 20+ months. I have the digital version of my covid vaccintion from my state, wrote to the clowns in the STO, a week ago, no response. Oh well, might as well give up, that's it
Dec 1, 2021, 12:14 am
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The government is aware, it was reported in local press.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sing...h-card-2306361
And as a result the government is now accepting other digital vaccination records issued in US.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sing...s-caas-2311546
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sing...h-card-2306361
And as a result the government is now accepting other digital vaccination records issued in US.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sing...s-caas-2311546
Dec 1, 2021, 3:44 am
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Vaccinated in NY, NJ, CA, and select states? Good on you. Me, living in the interior of the country, can't get a SMART health card to save my life to see family after 20+ months. I have the digital version of my covid vaccintion from my state, wrote to the clowns in the STO, a week ago, no response. Oh well, might as well give up, that's it
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2. There are also some other MyChart enabled Hospitals/ PHCs which can convert paper CDC certificates into digital ones
3. Singapore has also relaxed rules about what they will accept now instead of SHCs
So don’t despair there might be a way out for you
Dec 1, 2021, 4:10 pm
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I think I've seen the same complaint by the same member posted in about four or five different threads now. Keep complaining if it makes you feel better, but there are options if it's really that important to you.
Yup that's one. Another would be a quick trip to NY or CA or one of the other states for a single shot of J&J. As I responded in a different thread recently, you can get a walk up J&J shot at SFO.
Yup that's one. Another would be a quick trip to NY or CA or one of the other states for a single shot of J&J. As I responded in a different thread recently, you can get a walk up J&J shot at SFO.
Dec 1, 2021, 4:58 pm
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A possible, free workaround is signing up as a new patient at an institution that does provide the SMART cards and getting a MyChart account from them (https://vci.org/issuers). Upload your vaccine information (some can pull from state databases) and it will generate the QR code for you, then cancel the appointment.
Dec 1, 2021, 5:31 pm
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Spare a though for the SQ cabin crew member I chatted with on a recent flight...she's from an ASEAN country and hasn't been able to see her family either for 20+ months as she feared not being able to return to SG as a 'lowly' S-Pass holder. She just might be attending to you when you finally make that flight to SG.
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Dec 7, 2021, 8:56 pm
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A possible, free workaround is signing up as a new patient at an institution that does provide the SMART cards and getting a MyChart account from them (https://vci.org/issuers). Upload your vaccine information (some can pull from state databases) and it will generate the QR code for you, then cancel the appointment.
Dec 7, 2021, 9:21 pm
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Did you book an actual appointment? I had the same issue until I scheduled myself for an appointment and suddenly the QR codes were there. I wonder if there was an influx of Singaporeans gaming the system since VTL was announced. Just remember to cancel the appointment once you download your SMART card!
You could also have chosen the "correct" state to live in
I literally ran a mass vaccination site but since it's in MA, no automatic SMART card for me. 
You could also have chosen the "correct" state to live in
I literally ran a mass vaccination site but since it's in MA, no automatic SMART card for me.
Dec 7, 2021, 10:15 pm
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Vaccinated in NY, NJ, CA, and select states? Good on you. Me, living in the interior of the country, can't get a SMART health card to save my life to see family after 20+ months. I have the digital version of my covid vaccintion from my state, wrote to the clowns in the STO, a week ago, no response. Oh well, might as well give up, that's it
Dec 8, 2021, 6:36 am
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1. I understand VaccineCheck works now, although you will have to fork out $25 for one year subscription
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I tried MyChart at two medical providers (used them 3+ years ago but not recently)
One accepted my records Into the system (MyChart shows my two vaccines), but no place to generate qr code
the other, still stuck waiting for them to accept my records (message unread for 3+ weeks)
First one is listed on common pass website , second isn't
Dec 8, 2021, 9:11 pm
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I really do think it's based on whether you are an "active" patient or not. Try booking an appointment and seeing if that will help with the first site - I had to book an appointment before it generated the QR code for me. Don't bother trying with the second site that's not listed. My usual PCP has MyChart but isn't on the list, so no matter what I did I couldn't get a QR code.
Dec 8, 2021, 9:21 pm
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Dec 8, 2021, 9:57 pm
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I really do think it's based on whether you are an "active" patient or not. Try booking an appointment and seeing if that will help with the first site - I had to book an appointment before it generated the QR code for me. Don't bother trying with the second site that's not listed. My usual PCP has MyChart but isn't on the list, so no matter what I did I couldn't get a QR code.
There wasn't a code when they added it to MyChart, and not there after 2 and 3 weeks , so something else changed.
i already had a SHC compatible qr code, so was just curious. Now I have two codes (they are signed differently and are different codes), too bad can't give one to you
I see more MyChart providers getting added to SHC list, so maybe just get the ball rolling on your unsupported mychart provider for now (if you haven't)
Last edited by paperwastage; Dec 8, 2021 at 10:15 pm
Dec 8, 2021, 10:31 pm
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It's $50 (on top of the expensive flights in December, PCR test, 7 day antigen after arrival)
And hope vaccine check's code doesn't get denied (some people got vaccine check qr codes that scanned properly at that time, but not after Oct 28)
Im curious how they are signing it now
Flights are much cheaper after mid Jan (700+ on United's Vtl)
Or https://www.reddit.com/r/smarthealth...omments/quhod4
Last edited by paperwastage; Dec 8, 2021 at 10:41 pm