Find the Right New York Vaccination Record Online
New York does not have one public vaccine-record website for every resident. Vaccinations connected with New York City generally use CIR and My Vaccine Record, while vaccinations administered elsewhere in New York State usually require a provider, local health department, school or other NYSIIS-authorized source.
This guide shows the exact online route, what information must match, how to download or print an NYC record, how parents retrieve child records, what to do when the search fails, and how to recover older or out-of-state doses.
If the vaccination was administered in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx or Staten Island, start with NYC My Vaccine Record. If it was administered elsewhere in New York State, start with the healthcare provider, pharmacy, school or local health department and ask whether an authorized user can retrieve the available history through NYSIIS.
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Citywide Immunization Registry — CIR.
My Vaccine Record.
NYSIIS-related authorized access.
518-473-2839.
347-396-2400.
Was the vaccine given in NYC or elsewhere in New York?
Choose the route based primarily on where the vaccination was administered. Where you live now is not always the same as where the record was originally reported.
Start with CIR and My Vaccine Record for vaccinations administered or reported through NYC providers.
- Manhattan.
- Brooklyn.
- Queens.
- The Bronx.
- Staten Island.
Start with a provider, pharmacy, school or local health department and ask whether it can retrieve the available NYSIIS history.
This includes Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Albany, Erie, Monroe, Onondaga and other counties outside the five boroughs.
How to get New York vaccination records online in 2026
Prepare the details most likely attached to the original record
How to use My Vaccine Record
My Vaccine Record is NYC’s public-facing service for retrieving available official CIR vaccination histories.
Ways the official service can search for a record
- IDNYC number.
- New York State DMV driver-license number.
- New York State DMV non-driver ID number.
- Primary-contact mobile phone.
- Email address connected with the CIR record.
- Parent/guardian contact details for eligible child access.
NYC online steps
PDF records and SMART Health Card QR codes
When an eligible record is found, My Vaccine Record can provide an immunization report as a PDF and supported vaccination information through SMART Health Card QR codes.
Save the complete PDF when you need a printable document or a long-term personal copy.
The official instructions support adding available SMART Health Card information to Apple Wallet or Apple Health, depending on the vaccination data.
NYC’s instructions support CommonHealth for importing compatible SMART Health Card information.
NYSIIS access for residents, parents and authorized users
NYSIIS is the New York State Immunization Information System used outside New York City. Its secure professional access is different from NYC’s public My Vaccine Record service.
- Ask your healthcare provider for the full immunization history.
- Ask your county/local health department.
- Check your pharmacy account for adult vaccinations.
- Ask a school or college health office for records already submitted.
- Ask an authorized provider whether it can check NYSIIS.
- Use the approved HCS/NYSIIS account process.
- Use only your assigned credentials.
- Follow the organization’s NYSIIS role and training requirements.
- Use the technical Help Desk for account/system problems.
Who can have authorized NYSIIS access?
NYSDOH guidance identifies healthcare providers and hospitals among full-access users, while qualifying schools, day-care programs, colleges, local health departments and other agencies can receive restricted or read-only access depending on their role.
How to get a child’s New York vaccination record
- Search My Vaccine Record.
- Use contact details tied to the child’s CIR record.
- Ask the pediatrician to verify the adult relationship and primary-contact information.
- Ask the provider to confirm that each dose was reported.
- Use NYC record assistance if the online match still fails.
- Ask the child’s healthcare provider for the record.
- Ask the local health department.
- Check previous schools or day care.
- Check pharmacies for pharmacy-administered vaccines.
- Search another state when vaccinations occurred elsewhere.
No New York vaccination record found? Check these causes
How to correct a vaccination record
There are two different correction problems: the underlying provider-reported vaccination may be wrong or missing, or the person’s My Vaccine Record information may be incorrect.
| Problem | First source | What to prepare |
|---|---|---|
| Missing vaccination | Provider or pharmacy that administered it. | Vaccine, date, administering location and any receipt/card. |
| Wrong vaccination date | Administering provider. | Visit summary or administration record. |
| Wrong name/contact in NYC record | My Vaccine Record assistance route. | Valid photo ID through the secure official form. |
| Child parent/guardian mismatch | Child’s healthcare provider. | Child identity plus relationship/contact information. |
| Out-of-state dose missing | Previous provider or other state registry. | Official out-of-state record. |
Use the Record Assistance Request when the NYC portal fails
If My Vaccine Record cannot locate the record or the information shown is incorrect, NYC provides an online Record Assistance Request.
Request an NYC immunization record by mail
Use the current Immunization Record Request Application when online retrieval is unavailable or you need the formal paper-request route.
Fields on the current application
Mail-request workflow
Citywide Immunization Registry
42-09 28th St.
Fifth Floor, CN-21
Long Island City, NY 11101-4132
Which New York vaccination records count as school proof?
New York school guidance recognizes several types of official documentation. The rules also distinguish between documents that require a practitioner signature and those that do not.
| Document | Signature point | Practical action |
|---|---|---|
| NYSIIS or CIR record | NYSED lists these among documents that do not require an additional healthcare-practitioner signature. | Provide the complete registry record. |
| Provider electronic health record | Listed among electronic records that do not require an additional practitioner signature. | Download the complete provider-generated immunization history. |
| Another state’s electronic registry record | Listed among records not requiring an additional NY practitioner signature. | Retrieve it from the state where vaccination occurred. |
| Official foreign record | Listed as acceptable official documentation. | Ask the school whether translation or provider review is needed. |
| NYS practitioner certificate | Requires the appropriate healthcare-practitioner signature. | Ask for vaccine products and administration dates, not a generic office note. |
| Previous-school record | Special transfer documentation rules apply when records are sent school-to-school. | Ask the former school to transmit the record directly. |
If the student is still completing a required series
How long can a former school keep the record?
Ask the receiving organization what format it actually accepts
Ask whether it accepts a registry printout, provider history, pharmacy record or an employer-specific occupational-health form.
Check the student-health portal before submitting documents because universities may require their own upload workflow.
Programs may request vaccine dates plus separate laboratory or occupational-health documentation. Get the program’s written checklist first.
Why adult New York vaccination histories can be incomplete
New York law requires reporting of immunizations administered to people younger than 19. Vaccinations administered to adults age 19 or older are reported to NYSIIS or CIR with the adult patient’s consent under the applicable rules.
Childhood doses may be retained in the registry even after the person becomes an adult.
Later vaccinations can be missing when adult consent/reporting did not occur.
Older vaccinations may predate routine electronic reporting and exist only in provider, school or paper records.
Recover vaccines from CVS, Walgreens and other pharmacies
Pharmacy records can be particularly useful for recent flu, COVID-19, RSV, shingles, pneumococcal, Tdap, hepatitis and travel vaccinations.
How to rebuild an older vaccination history
- Current primary-care provider.
- Previous pediatrician.
- Hospital medical-record department.
- Former clinic network.
- Local health department.
- Previous schools.
- College health office.
- Employee health.
- Military medical records.
- VA records.
- Baby books.
- Old vaccination cards.
- Camp forms.
- Immigration records.
- Travel-clinic documents.
If the healthcare practice has closed
What if you moved into NYC or New York State?
Request records from the previous healthcare provider, school and previous state registry. Give verified documentation to the new NYC provider.
NYC Health says the immunization record may already be available in CIR, but previous provider, school, NYSDOH or county health department records may still be needed.
Download and keep your available NYSIIS/CIR/provider history before changing providers so the new healthcare system can review it.
If the vaccine was given outside New York, use that jurisdiction
Cross-border vaccination is common in New York. A resident may have records in New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania or another state even when most of the history is in NYSIIS or CIR.
New Jersey uses NJIIS with resident-facing Docket/myHealthNJ routes.
Connecticut residents use the CT WiZ Public Portal for eligible records.
Pennsylvania uses PIERS, with a separate Philadelphia record route for vaccinations administered there.
Recover the vaccination from the provider, pharmacy or jurisdiction where the dose was administered.
Choose the correct New York contact
| Situation | Contact | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| NYC CIR general help | 347-396-2400 | CIR record and reporting questions. |
| NYC My Vaccine Record questions | cir-records@health.nyc.gov | Questions about My Vaccine Record access; avoid sending unnecessary personal information by ordinary email. |
| NYC urgent or escalated consumer record need | NYCvaxrecord@health.nyc.gov | After ordinary online/request routes have been tried, or when an urgent situation prevents normal routes. Do not email personal identifying information. |
| NYC311 | 311 in NYC or 212-639-9675 outside NYC | Paper application requests and general city record help. |
| NYSIIS program or policy question | 518-473-2839 · nysiis@health.ny.gov | General NYSIIS program/policy questions. |
| Authorized-user NYSIIS technical problem | 866-389-0371 | NYSIIS user-account or technical problems for authorized users. |
| HCS account problem | 866-529-1890 | Health Commerce System account/password support for authorized professional users. |
| Need county-level record help | Local health department | NYSIIS-related child/provider/local record help outside NYC. |
Prepare this record-recovery worksheet
New York vaccination record glossary
- NYSIIS
- New York State Immunization Information System, the state immunization registry used outside New York City.
- CIR
- Citywide Immunization Registry, New York City’s separate immunization registry.
- My Vaccine Record
- NYC’s public-facing service for eligible users retrieving available CIR records.
- HCS
- Health Commerce System, the secure professional environment used for authorized New York State health applications.
- IIS
- Immunization Information System, the general term for a jurisdiction-based electronic vaccination registry.
- SMART Health Card
- A digitally verifiable vaccination record that can encode vaccination information in a QR code.
- In process
- A defined school status for qualifying students who have started required vaccine series and are scheduled appropriately for remaining doses.
- Historical immunization
- A previously administered vaccination documented from an older reliable source and later incorporated into a current clinical or registry history when appropriate.
Before you submit or store the recovered record
New York vaccination records FAQs
How do I get New York vaccination records online in 2026?
For vaccinations administered in New York City, start with My Vaccine Record and CIR. For vaccinations administered elsewhere in New York State, use your provider, pharmacy, school or local health department and ask for NYSIIS-related record help.
Can I personally log into NYSIIS?
NYSIIS direct access is designed for authorized professional and organizational users. Residents generally obtain their records through healthcare providers, local health departments, schools or other authorized sources.
What information can I use to search My Vaccine Record?
The official NYC service allows searches using IDNYC, a New York State DMV driver or non-driver ID number, the primary contact’s mobile phone or an email address associated with the record.
Can I download and print my NYC vaccination record?
Yes. My Vaccine Record can provide the available immunization report as a PDF, and supported vaccination information may also be available as SMART Health Card QR codes.
How do I access my child’s vaccination record?
For NYC, use My Vaccine Record when you are properly connected with the child in CIR. Outside NYC, parents and guardians can request the child’s available NYSIIS record from the healthcare provider or local health department.
What should I do if My Vaccine Record cannot find me?
Review former names, old phone numbers and email addresses, confirm whether the vaccine was administered in NYC and ask the healthcare provider to verify CIR reporting. If the problem remains, use the official Record Assistance Request or mail/fax process.
How long does NYC record assistance take?
Current NYC guidance describes online assistance as generally responding in about two to three days, while the My Vaccine Record instructions describe it as usually within about two business days. Mail/fax requests are described as taking about one to two weeks, and the official mail form says a response should be received within 10 business days.
Can NYSIIS or CIR records be used for school?
Yes. NYSED lists immunization records issued by NYSIIS or CIR among acceptable school documentation. It also recognizes certain provider electronic records, other-state registry records and official foreign records.
Why is my adult New York vaccination history incomplete?
Adult vaccines may be missing because reporting for people age 19 or older involves consent, older vaccinations may predate electronic registry reporting, or vaccines may have been administered by another provider, pharmacy, state, military or federal system.
What if my vaccines were given in another state?
Contact the provider, pharmacy or immunization registry in each state where the vaccinations were administered. A New York record should not be assumed to contain every out-of-state dose.
Independent information guide — not a medical office or government registry
ImmunizationRecord.org is an independent informational website. It is not the New York State Department of Health, NYC Health, NYSIIS, CIR, My Vaccine Record, CDC, a local health department, healthcare provider, pharmacy, school, college, employer or government registry.
We cannot search, access, change, certify, store or release your vaccination record. Do not send this website a Social Security number, photo ID, birth certificate, medical-record password, completed government form, child record, vaccine QR code or other sensitive health information.
This guide does not provide medical advice and does not determine whether you or your child should receive, repeat, delay or avoid a vaccine. It also does not determine school compliance, employment clearance, immigration requirements or travel eligibility. Verify current requirements with the appropriate official agency, receiving organization and qualified healthcare professional.
NYSDOH, NYSIIS, NYC Health, My Vaccine Record, NYC311 and NYSED record guidance reviewed August 20, 2026. Portal behavior, forms, contact information and official procedures can change.