Agree, our state also has a digital copy (QR scan) of each vaccination. It’s simple to get on your phone. The QR code can be digitally scanned by any agency requiring it, so it stays on his phone as a digital scan.
We got ours through our State Department of Health. It is instant and fast and doesn’t require laminating a card or taking it, or not taking it anywhere.You may want to check online to see if your state offers a digital QR scan and code of his vaccinations.
I read on a university parent page about students having trouble using their vacccine proof because the name didn’t line up with their fake IDs. Hahaha.
I just left D21 with her actual card in an envelope of important papers like a copy of her birth certificate and social security card (in case she wants to get a job.) I forgot to tell her to take a picture but I will when she gets back form her camping trip. She does love to go to concerts so I figured she should keep it just in case she gets a chance to go, I hadn’t thought about having it to add booster information but that is a good idea.
All 5 of my kids have been working since 14, they’ve never had to show a SS card.
Both of mine needed to show SS cards when they got jobs as college students. They had copies of the card which they used until they could show the real thing to their employers. So…YMMV on this.
She doesn’t have her number memorized so I figured she might as well have it in the pile of papers. She has been working since 16 but at the same job so only had to use it once.
At least a dozen states now have databases for vaccination verification. CA and NY have their own systems. UT and NJ use an app called “Docket” https://docket.care/. A few other states use https://myirmobile.com/
The digital system in California is undependable. My mom’s and sister’s digital vaccination verifications in California are messed up.
Regarding my mom, the digital verification incorrectly lists her second dose vaccination shot as her first shot, along with the correct date of her second shot, while showing “N/A” as her second dose shot suggesting she never got it. At least she has her paper card.
Also, my sister got her two shots around the same time as my mom but when she tried to get her digital verification record an email was sent to her saying there is no record of her ever getting vaccinated.
I’m not sure why each state needs to create its own solution. NJ uses an app created by UT and it seems to work just fine. I only needed to enter my name and birthday, and the app was able to pull up my vaccination record (BTW, I was vaccinated at a local pharmacy, not some state-administered vaccination site).
@1NJParent, My mom’s shots were given at a county designated location, one of many in her county, while my sister’s were administered in the same county but at a supermarket pharmacy that is part of a large chain of supermarkets in Southern California.
It will be interesting to see what happens to them if the “prove you’ve been vaccinated” system ever demands digital proof of being vaccinated and starts actually scanning the QR code when the government realizes how easy it is to create a fake paper card.
My cards and several of my colleagues came up instantly in the electronic system in California.
We all went through medical facilities, so maybe that had something to do with the undependability?
We also keep ours with the passports and copies on our phones. But I recently found where you can look them up online if you are in VA, and save/print out a copy. Search for your Immunization Record (Note this only shows covid vax.)
It wouldn’t surprise me if down the road this becomes the accepted proof since if fraudulent ones become more widespread.
My dad and other sister were both vaccinated the day prior to my mom getting hers, at the same location my mom went, and their digital vaccine cards turned out 100% correct. It’s understandable that mistakes could happen while trying to keep track of it all especially at the height of the vaccination rush. A lot of giving volunteers and others had their hands full with managing the hectic process.