How do I obtain or replace a Vaccination Record Card?
Everyone who has been vaccinated against COVID-19 should have been given a COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card after receiving their first shot.
Right now, it’s the only way someone can prove that they were vaccinated against the virus. But, what happens if you didn’t receive or have lost that card?
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has information for these individuals. Here are some more details about obtaining or replacing a COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card:
• Contact the facility where you were vaccinated and request either a completed COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card or a print out from the Michigan Care Improvement Registry (MCIR) if your vaccine was administered in Michigan.
• You can also visit https://www.mcir. org/public/ to request your official immunization record, which will show that you’ve received the COVID-19 vaccine
• Both the record card and immunization record are official vaccination records.
MDHHS officials are also suggesting that vaccinated Michiganders take a picture of their COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card on their mobile phone upon receipt.
“This way you have a record of your card in case you lose the actual COVID-19 vaccination record card,” said a MDHHS spokesperson.
Michigan vaccine providers are required to provide a record of a vaccination to their state’s immunization system within 72 hours. That means that once you receive your first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, it’s within the MCIR within three days.
The MCIR consolidates immunization information from multiple providers into a comprehensive immunization record for Michiganders of all ages to access. This consolidation reduces vaccine-preventable diseases and overvaccination, allowing providers to view up-to-date patient immunization history in one system.
On Wednesday, Beaumont Health announced that it would begin allowing vaccinated visitors to meet with loved ones inside their area hospitals. Before entering a hospital, vaccinated individuals must present a photo ID along with their completed, COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card or a photo of a completed, COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card.
“We know that we’re one of the first health care systems allowing vaccinated visitors,” said Beaumont CEO John Fox. “But we recognize that patients recuperate better when they have someone dear to them nearby. So, we are working hard to balance safety with compassionate family support as we lead the way through the pandemic.”
On Monday, a White House official made it clear that the federal government will not be issuing a vaccine passport, or storing citizens’ vaccination information in a database.
“Unlike other parts of the world, the government here is not viewing its role as the place to create a passport, nor a place to hold the data of — of citizens,” said Andy Slavitt, acting director for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. “We view this as something that the private sector is doing and will do. What’s important to us, and we’re leading an interagency process right now to go through these details, are that some important criteria be met with these credentials.”
On Sunday, The Washington Post reported that the Biden administration and private companies are working to develop a standard way of handling credentials, often referred to as “vaccine passports,” that would allow Americans to prove they have been vaccinated against COVID-19 as businesses try to reopen.
“Our role is to help ensure that any solutions in this area should be simple, free, open source, accessible to people both digitally and on paper, and designed from the start to protect people’s privacy,” said Jeff Zients White House Coronavirus Coordinator during a March 12 press briefing.