Mike D'Agostino

As of Monday, you can now request a “SMART Health Card QR Code,” to verify your COVID vaccination status through the Department of Public Health (DPH) website. This has been an ongoing effort to provide Connecticut residents with an electronic option to verify vaccination status.
 
I know some of you are concerned about privacy. As noted below, this is a secure system and you can only access your record or that of your children. No one else has access to your records. As we live in a digital age, it only makes sense to give residents a digital option to access their vaccine status. Below you will find the step-by-step process you can take to access your SMART Health Card.

You have three ways to access your Virtual Vaccine Card:
 
Access a digital copy online

• Get your COVID-19 Vaccination Record with the SMART Health Card QR code from the secure online CT WiZ Public Portal. In the portal:
  
  • Enter basic identification questions.
  • A code will be sent to you via text or email for verification.
  • Click the top tab to download your COVID vaccination status to your device.

Call the DPH Immunization Program

• Call (860) 509-7929 Monday – Friday 8:30AM – 4:30PM to request your (or your child’s) COVID vaccination record be mailed or faxed to you.
• You will need to submit proof of identification before the printed COVID Vaccine Card is sent to you.

Request a mailed or faxed copy online

• Complete this submission form to securely request your (or your child’s) COVID vaccination status be mailed or faxed to you. In the form:
  
  • Enter basic identification questions.
  • Verify how you would like the Vaccine Card to be delivered.
  • Submit form for approval.
• You will need to submit proof of identification before the printed COVID Vaccine Card is sent to you.

Privacy Protections in Place

The CT WiZ Public Portal will only allow you to search your own record or your child’s record if they are under age 18. The public portal will not allow you to search or access another person’s record.

• In order to access your vaccination record through the secure CT WiZ Public Portal, it uses "two-factor authentication" to verify your identity.
  
  • After entering your search information, you select either text or email to receive your verification code sent to your mobile phone or email that matches your record in CT WiZ as reported from the vaccination clinic. Once you enter this code from your phone or email, you can access your record.
• In order to access your vaccination record upon request from the CT Department of Public Health, you must securely submit proof of identification before your record is mailed to you.

If you access your Virtual Vaccine Card which has a QR code, you can use this to securely provide proof of vaccination. You will also be asked for a photo identification when you show your QR code to ensure security of your vaccination record.

Having Trouble Accessing?

If you tried to access your (or your child’s) COVID vaccination status through the CT WiZ Public Portal and the record was not found, or you need to request an update on the record, or for other assistance, please complete this submission form. 

• This is the same submission form as requesting a mailed copy
• Select the option to update COVID vaccination status

If you need assistance by phone, you may call (860) 509-7929 Monday – Friday 8:30AM – 4:30PM.

• This is the same contact number as requesting a Vaccine Card over the phone
• There will be an option to update COVID vaccination status

For more information on how to use the CT WiZ Public Portal, click here. For more information on your Virtual Vaccine Card and how to save it to your phone or onto an app, click here.