Phoning It In
THOSE PAPER COVID-19 vaccination cards weren���t designed for heavy use. Yet many jurisdictions require proof of vaccination to enter a restaurant, theater, museum or sports event. How do we avoid wearing out the card when we���re constantly pulling it out of our purse, pocket or wallet? Simple. Provide digital proof of your vaccine status.
There are some state-specific mobile apps that do this, like New York���s Excelsior Pass, as well as proprietary apps like Clear and Azova. But there wasn���t one likely winner to become a widely used system���until now. It���s called the SMART Health Card.
The SMART Health Card is a verifiable health record from the CommonTrust Network, a non-profit registry of data sources that encompasses health systems, testing sites, vaccination providers and public health registries. A growing number of U.S. states, international governments and retail pharmacies���including Walmart, CVS, Rite Aid and Sam���s Club���have joined the network and become SMART Health Card issuers for vaccinations.
All use SMART Health IT, an open standards program now supported in software platforms from Microsoft, Google, Apple, Amazon and others. Apple���s latest iOS 15.1 release, and Google Android 5 or later, also both use it.
Here���s how two states, California and Washington State, both of which adopted SMART Health Cards, have made it easy to add proof of vaccination to your Apple wallet:
Head to the state���s vaccine digital record site, which is��here for California and��here for Washington.
Fill in your name, date of birth and cellphone number, and then choose a four-digit PIN and hit submit. The site will text you a link to its site that���s uniquely yours.
Tap on the link texted to you. In the web page that opens, enter your PIN.
The web page will load a QR code and more. Screenshot or print the QR code, then scroll down and tap the Apple Health button at��the bottom.
In the Apple Health app screen that opens, tap ���add to wallet.���
Once that's done, you can access your vaccination SMART Health card like any other card in your phone���s wallet. You���ll also see your COVID vaccination information in the Apple Health app. Other states may adopt different methods while using the same SMART Health technology.
Restaurants and event venues can use the SMART Health verifier app to ensure your QR code has not been tampered with and is uniquely yours based on your name and birth date.
There are different procedures if your state is one of the CommonTrust Network issuers but already gave you a printed SMART Health QR code with your vaccination status. In that case, scan that card with your iPhone���s camera and follow the steps outlined here.
The steps to create a digital SMART card on Android��phones are similar, only a bit more complicated. It may be simpler to use this CommonHealth��app.
There are some state-specific mobile apps that do this, like New York���s Excelsior Pass, as well as proprietary apps like Clear and Azova. But there wasn���t one likely winner to become a widely used system���until now. It���s called the SMART Health Card.
The SMART Health Card is a verifiable health record from the CommonTrust Network, a non-profit registry of data sources that encompasses health systems, testing sites, vaccination providers and public health registries. A growing number of U.S. states, international governments and retail pharmacies���including Walmart, CVS, Rite Aid and Sam���s Club���have joined the network and become SMART Health Card issuers for vaccinations.
All use SMART Health IT, an open standards program now supported in software platforms from Microsoft, Google, Apple, Amazon and others. Apple���s latest iOS 15.1 release, and Google Android 5 or later, also both use it.
Here���s how two states, California and Washington State, both of which adopted SMART Health Cards, have made it easy to add proof of vaccination to your Apple wallet:
Head to the state���s vaccine digital record site, which is��here for California and��here for Washington.
Fill in your name, date of birth and cellphone number, and then choose a four-digit PIN and hit submit. The site will text you a link to its site that���s uniquely yours.
Tap on the link texted to you. In the web page that opens, enter your PIN.
The web page will load a QR code and more. Screenshot or print the QR code, then scroll down and tap the Apple Health button at��the bottom.
In the Apple Health app screen that opens, tap ���add to wallet.���
Once that's done, you can access your vaccination SMART Health card like any other card in your phone���s wallet. You���ll also see your COVID vaccination information in the Apple Health app. Other states may adopt different methods while using the same SMART Health technology.
Restaurants and event venues can use the SMART Health verifier app to ensure your QR code has not been tampered with and is uniquely yours based on your name and birth date.
There are different procedures if your state is one of the CommonTrust Network issuers but already gave you a printed SMART Health QR code with your vaccination status. In that case, scan that card with your iPhone���s camera and follow the steps outlined here.
The steps to create a digital SMART card on Android��phones are similar, only a bit more complicated. It may be simpler to use this CommonHealth��app.
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