Vaccinated residents of Massachusetts can now access a digital record of their COVID-19 vaccine history that can be stored on their smartphone and presented to businesses requiring immunizations for entry.
Vaccinated residents of Massachusetts beginning Monday will be able to access a digital record of their COVID-19 vaccine history, including a scannable QR code, that could be stored on their smartphone and presented to businesses requiring immunizations for entry.
Users will then be given the option to either take a screenshot or add their COVID-19 SMART Health Card with a QR code to their Apple wallet or similar non-iPhone application for easy access. The QR code will contain the user's name, date of birth and only their COVID-19 vaccination history, along with verification for businesses that the record was produced by the state of Massachusetts.
Anyone who received one or more doses outside of Massachusetts can contact their health care provider and ask them to upload that information to MIIS before accessing with SMART Health Card. Officials also said that while most records in the state database have a cellphone number, not all have an email address associated with the record.
Last month as the omicron variant was detected in Boston and cases began to surge, Mayor Michelle Wu announced that beginning Jan. 15 she would be requiring proof of at least one vaccine dose for indoor dining or to enter any fitness and entertainment establishments in the city. The vast majority of cities and towns, however, have not mandated vaccinations to enter certain businesses, and municipalities continue to maintain a patchwork of masking requirements.
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