The state of California’s Departments of Public Health and Technology today unveiled a way for residents to keep digital copies of their COVID-19 vaccination records.
The Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record portal relies on the state’s existing immunization registry and provides the same information as the paper cards that are issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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The new portal, “provides Californians a way to view and save their own vaccine record,” the state’s Chief Information Officer, Amy Tong, explained on a press call. “Instead of having a card, if they want to have a digital version of the same CDC card, this is your opportunity to do so.”
To access their vaccine information online, Californians will complete an online form with their name, date of birth and cell phone or email they provided upon…