Immunizaon records oen are needed for entry into
child care, schools, camps, and new jobs, as well as travel
abroad. If you are seeing a new healthcare provider, you will
need this informaon to ensure you receive proper medical
care. Providers usually count only those vaccine doses that
are documented in a wrien record or a state or local online
immuni zaon informaon system (known as an “IIS,” or
registry). No naonal registry maintains this informaon. So,
if immunizaon records are lost or not available, you or your
child may need to repeat vaccine doses. Here are some ideas
that might help you piece together old immunizaon records.
places you may want to check:
• All previous healthcare providers – Don’t forget vaccinaon
visits you made to local public health departments or
neighborhood clinics. When physicians rere or a medical
pracce changes hands, old paent records may be sent
to a medical record storage company. You may be able to
obtain records directly from the company for a fee.
• Your home – Look through your old papers, including
baby books and school or camp forms. If you’re an adult,
ask your parents if they sll have your childhood records.
• State or local IIS (or registry) – All states and some cies
have centralized registries of vaccine records. These
may not include all ages or all records, but this is a good
place to check. The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevenon (CDC) lists registry contacts and websites at
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/iis/contacts-locate-
records.html.
• Schools and colleges or other post-secondary instuons
you or your child aended.
• Previous employers, including the military.
• To get the phone number of your local health department,
call the CDC Informaon Contact Center at 800-CDC-
INFO (232-4636).
when you find your records
Congratulaons! Now you should take the
records to your provider or local public
health clinic and ask them to
document this informaon
on an ocial record, and,
if possible, in the state or
local immunizaon registry.
Many schools, camps, etc.,
will accept only this type of
“provider-veried” record
because this ensures the
informaon has been corrobo-
rated by a medical professional.
Be sure to keep a copy with your
home records and place all your
supporng documentaon in a safe place
where you can nd it. It is a good idea to take a picture
of records with a smartphone or scan and save a copy
electronically.
what if you don’t find your records?
If records are lost, both children and adults may need to
repeat some vaccines. Although this is me-consuming and
inconvenient, it is not harmful to receive addional vaccine
doses. Blood tests can help determine if you’re already
immune to certain diseases. Your healthcare provider can
help you develop a plan.
for the future...
• To avoid hunng for old records and repeang doses,
remember to bring your or your child’s immunizaon
record card to every healthcare visit.
• Keep all vaccine records in your wallet, a vinyl sleeve,
or a sealable plasc bag.
• Keep a back-up copy with your important records,
including an electronic copy or digital photo.
• Make sure all vaccines you are given are documented in
your record or a supplemental record.
• Ask that your vaccines also be documented in your state
or local immunizaon registry.
Remember, you need to rely on you to keep these records.
This will help you save me, reduce hassles, and be ready to
provide your immunizaon history whenever it’s needed in
the future!
Tips for Locang Old Immunizaon Records
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Saint Paul, Minn.
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www.immunize.org
To order additional record cards, visit www.immunize.org/shop
Item #R2005 (12/20)
Adult Immunization RecordAdult Immunization Record
Always carr y this record with you and have your
healthcare professional or clinic keep it up to date.
Last name First name M.I.
(month) (day) (year)
Birthdate:
Patient
Number:
– –
If combo
Other
Hepatitis B
Engerix-B, Recom-
bivax HB, Heplisav-B;
HepA-HepB
Vaccine
Typ e of
vaccine
Date given
mo/day/yr
Healthcare professional
or clinic name
Date next
dose due
Tetanus,
Diphtheria,
Pertussis
(whooping cough)
Tdap, Td
Hepatitis A
HepA, HepA-HepB
Measles,
Mumps, Rubella
MMR
Varicella
(chickenpox)
VAR
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Medical notes (e.g., allergies, vaccine reactions):
Healthcare provider: List the mo/day/yr for each vaccination given. Record the generic
abbreviation (e.g., PCV13, DTaP-HepB-IPV) or the trade name. For combination vaccines,
ll in a row for each separate antigen in the combination.
Immunization Action Coalition
•
Saint Paul, Minn.
•
www.immunize.org
To order additional record cards, visit www.immunize.org/shop Item #R2004 (9/20)
Lifetime Immunization Record
Lifetime Immunization Record
Always carr y this record with you and have your
healthcare professional or clinic keep it up to date.
Last name First name M.I.
– –
(month) (day) (year)
Birthdate:
Patient
Number:
Inuenza
IIV; RIV; LAIV
Diphtheria,
Tetanus,
Pertussis
(whooping cough)
DTaP; DTP; DT; Tdap;
Td; DTaP-HepB-IPV;
DTaP-IPV/Hib;
DTaP-IPV; DTaP-IPV-
Hib-HepB
Hepatitis B
HepB; Heplisav-B; DTaP-
HepB-IPV; HepA-HepB;
DTaP-IPV-Hib-HepB
Other
Vaccine Type of vaccine
Date given
mo/day/yr
Healthcare professional
or clinic name
Date next
dose due
COVI D-19
Immunization Action Coalition
•
Saint Paul, Minn.
•
www.immunize.org
To order additional record cards, visit www.immunize.org/shop
Item #R2003 (1/21)
Child and Teen Immunization Record
Always carr y this record with you and have your
healthcare professional or clinic keep it up to date.
Last name First name M.I.
(month) (day) (year)
Birthdate:
Patient
Number:
– –
Medical notes (e.g., allergies, vaccine reactions):
Healthcare provider: List the mo/day/yr for each vaccination given. Record the generic
abbreviation (e.g., PCV13, DTaP-HepB-IPV) or the trade name. For combination vaccines,
ll in a row for each separate antigen in the combination.
To learn more about vaccines, visit www.vaccineinformation.org and www.immunize.org
Vaccine Type of vaccine
Date given
mo/day/yr
Healthcare professional
or clinic name
Date next
dose due
rules on rst panel grouped at 0p0 for both x and y
Inuenza
IIV; RIV; LAIV
Diphtheria,
Tetanus,
Pertussis
(whooping cough)
DTaP; DTP; DT;
Tdap; Td;
DTaP-HepB-IPV;
DTaP-IPV/Hib;
DTaP-IPV;
DTaP-IPV-Hib-HepB
Hepatitis B
HepB
; Heplisav-B;
DTaP-HepB-IPV;
HepA-HepB;
DTaP-IPV-Hib-HepB
COVI D-19
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