California record guide · DVR · CAIR2 · Healthy Futures/RIDE
Find the Right California Immunization Record Route
Most Californians should start with the state’s Digital Vaccine Record rather than the professional CAIR2 login. The best fallback depends on whether you need your own record or a child’s, where the vaccine was administered, and whether the dose is in CAIR, Healthy Futures/RIDE, a provider, pharmacy or another state.
Use this guide to retrieve a printable record, fix failed matches and missing doses, recover old pharmacy or provider records, prepare school proof, understand the Blue Card and find the correct California help route without sharing private information with unofficial record sites.
Privacy before portal access:
Never submit your Social Security number, portal password, DVR PIN, QR code, birth certificate, complete medical history or photo ID to an unofficial record-search website. Open the appropriate official California, healthcare or pharmacy service before entering sensitive information.
Public access
California Digital Vaccine Record.
💉 Immunization Record Tools
Free interactive tools to find, verify, and plan your vaccine records — all data verified May 2026
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⚡Emergency Guide
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🔎 Where Should I Look for My Records?
Answer 4 quick questions and get a personalised ranked list of exactly which sources to check first for your situation.
Step 1 of 4
How old were you when you received the vaccines you need to find?
👶Child (under 18)
🧑Adult (18 or older)
🕗Both / Mixed
Approximately when were the vaccines administered?
📅Within last 5 years
🕐5–20 years ago
📷20+ years ago / Unknown
Do you know which state you were vaccinated in?
✅Yes, I know the state
🎥Multiple states
❓Not sure
What is this record for?
🏫School / College
🏥Healthcare Job
✈️Travel / Immigration
📄Personal / Other
🔬 Titer Test Need Calculator
Select your situation to see exactly which titer tests you need, accepted immunity thresholds, and current self-pay costs.
🏥Healthcare Worker
🏏Nursing / Med School
🏫College / University
📄Lost Records
✈️Travel / Abroad Vaccine
🔬Just Want to Check
⚡ Emergency Record Guide — How Long Do You Have?
Select your deadline and get a step-by-step, time-specific action plan to get your records as fast as possible.
💥Today / Right Now
📅Within 24 Hours
🕐2–5 Business Days
🕒1–2 Weeks
🕙Over 2 Weeks
Main registry
CAIR / CAIR2.
8-county route
Healthy Futures/RIDE.
School record
CSIR / Blue Card / CDPH 286.
Failed DVR match
Provider + My DVR Assistant.
First decision
Which California vaccine-record route should you use?
Most residentsUse the Digital Vaccine Record first
This is the resident-facing California route when you need your own or your child’s available immunization record for school, childcare, college, work or personal files.
The service can provide a broader California Immunization Record or a COVID-19 record with QR code.
Authorized professionalsCAIR2 is not a public resident lookup
CAIR2 is a secure professional registry used by approved healthcare, school, childcare and public-health users.
A resident trying to obtain a personal record should normally use DVR, the original provider, pharmacy, local health department or official DVR assistance.
School / childcareBring proof; staff determine compliance
Families provide an immunization record. School or childcare personnel may use it to complete the California School Immunization Record, commonly called the Blue Card or CDPH 286.
Do not self-complete the compliance status or assume that a vaccine list alone determines admission.
Routing shortcut:
Use the location where the vaccine was administered or reported, not only where you live now. Someone may have records in CAIR, Healthy Futures/RIDE and another state’s registry at the same time.
Go directly to the task you need to finish
The page is organized around record problems instead of repeated search keywords.
Complete recovery workflow
How to get California immunization records step by step
Identify the document the receiving organization actually needs
Ask whether it wants the California DVR, provider immunization history, pharmacy administration history, Blue Card, COVID QR record, previous-school record or another specific form.
List every place where vaccines may have been administered
Include pediatricians, doctors, pharmacies, hospitals, county clinics, school clinics, employers, military providers, VA facilities and providers outside California.
Request the California Digital Vaccine Record
Use the official resident portal for your own or your child’s available California registry record.
Use the identity information that existed when the vaccine was given
A former surname, previous mobile number, old email address or parent contact may be attached to the registry record.
Check the original healthcare provider or pharmacy at the same time
A provider record can help when the state portal is incomplete and can support correction of an underlying registry entry.
Use My DVR Assistant when matching or review is needed
Move to official assistance after trying the most likely phone/email and confirming the identity information.
Check Healthy Futures if the vaccine belongs to its regional counties
Prepare the county, provider, patient identity and approximate vaccination date.
Search every other state separately
California does not automatically replace the registry or provider record from another state.
Keep a secure permanent copy
Save a readable PDF or official printout plus a protected backup rather than relying only on a temporary link or screenshot.
Current California reporting rule:
California requires healthcare providers to report administered immunizations for people of all ages to CAIR or Healthy Futures/RIDE. Records can still be incomplete because of reporting lag, data-quality issues, older history, duplicate profiles or doses given elsewhere.
Prepare the information most likely stored with the vaccine record
Exact first name used by provider
Exact last name used by provider
Maiden or previous surname
Hyphenated-name variation
Exact date of birth
Current mobile number
Previous mobile numbers
Current email address
Previous email addresses
Parent contact for childhood doses
Provider or clinic name
Pharmacy chain and store
Approximate vaccination date
County where vaccine was given
Other states where vaccines were given
Old card, receipt or provider proof
Pharmacy matching tip:
A vaccine may be attached to the phone/email used to book the appointment, including a spouse’s, parent’s or household account rather than the patient’s current contact information.
Official online route
How to request your California Digital Vaccine Record
Open the official DVR request page
Confirm that you are using California’s official Digital Vaccine Record service before entering personal information.
Select the record type
Choose California Immunization Record for broader available history or the COVID-19 record option when a QR-based COVID record is specifically needed.
Enter first name, last name and date of birth
Use the identity information most likely reported by the provider or pharmacy.
Select mobile phone or email
If the current mobile number fails, retry with an email address that may be associated with the vaccination record.
Create a private four-digit PIN
The PIN is needed to open the secure record link. Do not use a banking, device-unlock or other sensitive PIN.
Confirm you are authorized to access the record
The request includes a declaration that you are the patient or the patient’s parent/guardian.
Open the delivered link promptly
The secure DVR link is time-limited. If it expires, request a new link rather than using an unofficial workaround.
Review the full record
Check the patient’s name, birth date, vaccine names/groups, administration dates and available manufacturer information.
Print or securely save the official result
Use the complete document when submitting proof. Avoid cropped screenshots when the receiving organization needs full identifying or dose details.
What the California Immunization Record can show:
available routine, childhood and adult vaccines reported to CAIR. The COVID-specific record includes QR-based digital verification.
No DVR message, wrong contact information or expired link?
No match using current phone
Retry using the email address likely attached to the provider or pharmacy record.
No message appears
Check spam, junk and filtered-message folders. iPhone users should also check Unknown Senders if enabled.
Old mobile number is on the record
Try an email address or ask the provider to update the demographic/contact information.
Link expired
The official DVR link is valid for 24 hours after delivery. Submit a fresh request if that period has passed.
Forgot the four-digit PIN
Do not guess repeatedly. Submit a new DVR request and create a new PIN you can retain privately.
Several family records use one contact
Submit a separate request for each individual record.
Do not share the DVR link or PIN publicly.
Treat both as private access information connected with a health record.
Parents and guardians
How to retrieve a child’s California immunization record
Submit a separate request for each child
Even when siblings share one parent email or phone number, request each child’s DVR individually.
Use the child’s exact identity details
Match the name and date of birth reported by the pediatrician, clinic or pharmacy.
Try the parent’s previous phone or email
Older pediatric records may still be associated with historical parent contact information.
Ask the pediatrician to verify reporting
Confirm the child’s name, birth date, vaccine date and whether the dose was submitted to CAIR or Healthy Futures/RIDE.
Check previous school or childcare files
They may already contain the provider record or official documentation used at an earlier enrollment.
Use official assistance when the match remains unresolved
Parents/legal guardians can use My DVR Assistant for a minor’s record issue.
Minor-support rule:
My DVR Assistant states that a parent or legal guardian must generally complete the assistance request for someone younger than 18, except an emancipated minor age 16 or older.
Pediatrician call script
“I cannot retrieve my child’s California immunization record. Please verify the child’s exact legal name and date of birth, the phone or email attached to the record, and whether each vaccine your office administered was successfully submitted to CAIR or Healthy Futures/RIDE.”
Official support route
When to use My DVR Assistant
Use My DVR Assistant after the normal Digital Vaccine Record request cannot locate the record or when the available record needs review.
DVR cannot find you
Retry likely phone/email combinations first, then move to the Assistant instead of repeating random searches.
Record appears incomplete
Use official review assistance while separately contacting the provider that administered the missing dose.
Child record needs help
A parent or legal guardian can choose the minor-record support path.
Assistant eligibility:
My DVR Assistant states that the person must be a California resident and have received at least one vaccine dose in California to access the record through DVR.
Review timing:
The DVR FAQ says findings and follow-up actions are generally communicated within about a week. Treat that as an estimate, not a guaranteed deadline.
Phone limitation:
California’s DVR service states that it cannot locate or update a DVR over the phone. Use the official Assistant for DVR review issues.
Why a California vaccine may be missing—and what to do next
Former name mismatch
Try a maiden name, former surname, hyphenated name or spelling used on older medical records.
Contact-information mismatch
Try an old mobile number, previous email or parent contact used when the vaccination occurred.
Provider-reporting issue
Ask the administering provider whether the submission was accepted by the appropriate registry.
Possible duplicate profile
The same patient may have been created under different demographic information.
Healthy Futures/RIDE dose
Check the regional registry when the dose was given in one of its eight counties.
Out-of-state vaccination
Contact the registry, pharmacy or provider in the state where the vaccine was administered.
Very old record
Search former providers, schools, employers, military records and family-held paper records.
Closed provider
Look for the successor practice, parent health system or medical-record custodian.
CAIR Help Desk cannot add missing doses.
If a vaccine is missing, work with the healthcare provider or pharmacy that administered it so the clinical information can be correctly reported or updated.
Missing-dose provider script
“My California Digital Vaccine Record is missing the [vaccine] that your office administered around [date]. Please verify the original administration record, patient demographics and whether the dose was successfully submitted to CAIR or Healthy Futures/RIDE.”
Correction workflow
Collect these details before asking a provider to fix a record
Information that can speed up a missing-dose investigation
Detail
Where to look
Why it matters
Vaccine name
Provider portal, pharmacy history, card or visit summary.
Identifies the exact missing vaccination.
Administration date
Appointment history, pharmacy receipt, medical record or claim.
Helps staff locate the original encounter.
Administering location
Clinic, pharmacy, employer clinic or county program.
Identifies which organization should verify reporting.
Manufacturer / lot
Provider or pharmacy administration record.
Adds clinical verification when available.
Name / contact used
Portal profile, appointment confirmation or pharmacy account.
Can expose a duplicate or mismatched patient profile.
Provider correction versus duplicate-profile merge
Missing or wrong dose
Start with the administering provider. An enrolled CAIR provider can submit or update vaccination information when appropriate.
Two records for the same patient
CAIR provides a provider-facing duplicate-record merge process. Providers should verify that the records truly belong to the same person before requesting a merge.
Merge warning:
CDPH states that a completed duplicate-record merge cannot be reversed. Do not ask a provider to merge profiles based only on a similar name.
Do not attach unnecessary identity or health documents until staff explain what is required.
RIDE record script
“I need an immunization record for myself or my child. The vaccination was administered in [county] by [provider] around [date]. Can you explain whether the record is in Healthy Futures/RIDE and what information you need to locate it?”
Professional-access distinction:
Healthy Futures member access is for participating organizations. A resident looking for a personal record should use the public Help Desk contact route.
School and childcare proof
How California schools use immunization records
Parents provide the child’s personal immunization documentation. School or childcare staff use that information to complete the California School Immunization Record—CSIR, Blue Card or CDPH 286—or an approved computerized equivalent.
California school immunization-record workflow
Stage
School / childcare action
Family action
Collect proof
Obtains the child’s personal immunization record.
Bring a complete DVR, provider history, prior-school record or other accepted proof.
Transfer vaccine dates
Transfers documented dates to the Blue Card or approved equivalent.
Make sure the source record shows the correct child and complete dates.
Review requirements
Compares recorded doses against current California requirements.
Ask which exact vaccine or dose is considered missing.
Assign status
Determines whether admission is complete, conditional, overdue or covered by an applicable exemption.
Ask for the status and next deadline in writing.
Maintain file
Keeps immunization information with the student’s school record.
Keep your own permanent copy too.
DVR for school:
CDPH describes the Digital Vaccine Record as an official record that can be used for school or childcare entry. The school may still transfer the data into its own Blue Card/equivalent record.
Current TK/K–12 checkpoints
Published California school-entry record checkpoints
Checkpoint
Published requirement summary
Important limitation
New TK/K–12 admission
Records for DTaP/DTP/Tdap/Td, polio, hepatitis B, MMR and varicella are reviewed.
Valid dose counts depend on age, timing and vaccine-specific rules.
Admission in grades 7–12
Admission requirements plus qualifying pertussis-containing vaccination rules apply.
Hepatitis B has a specific exception for admission directly into 7th grade.
Advancing to 7th grade
A qualifying Tdap dose is required.
This checkpoint is different from full requirements for a newly admitted or transferred student.
Do not self-certify from a dose-count table.
Minimum ages, spacing, catch-up rules, previous enrollment, exemptions and other details can change the final school determination.
What happens when a California school record is incomplete?
Deadline is today
Call the school and provider. Ask for the exact missing vaccine/dose and which document can be accepted immediately.
Deadline is within a week
Request DVR, provider, pharmacy and prior-school records at the same time.
You have several weeks
Collect records from every provider/state and ask the school for an early review before the final deadline.
California school follow-up situations
Situation
What it means
Useful family action
Conditional admission
Some students may attend while appropriately spaced future doses are still due.
Keep the next vaccine date and submit updated documentation after each required dose.
Conditional student
The school reviews the immunization record at least every 30 days until remaining requirements are resolved.
Do not assume one initial approval lasts indefinitely.
Admitted student becomes overdue
California school guidance allows no more than 10 school days after notification to obtain the required vaccine(s) or applicable medical exemption before exclusion.
Ask for the exact written deadline.
Homeless or foster transfer without records
Special transfer protections can allow immediate admission while records are being located.
Give the new school every former-school/provider detail available.
School nurse / registrar script
“Please tell me the exact vaccine or dose that is missing, whether the student is complete, conditional or overdue, the next follow-up date and which proof formats you accept. Can you use a California DVR, provider record, SCRL result or previous-school record?”
Locating a record and requesting a medical exemption are different tasks
A missing immunization record is not itself a medical exemption. California has a separate CAIR-ME process for qualifying school and childcare medical exemptions.
Do not use a record-recovery page to determine exemption eligibility.
Medical exemption decisions require the official California process and appropriate physician documentation.
Immunizations, Preventive Care, Health Summary, Documents and old portal profiles.
Complete immunization history.
Pharmacy
Exact store, appointment email, old phone and family account.
Vaccine-administration history across available chain locations.
School / college
Health office, registrar and previous admissions records.
The vaccine record previously accepted or stored.
Occupational health
Healthcare, childcare, public-safety or clinical-placement files.
Copy of previously verified vaccine documentation.
Military / VA
Military treatment records and applicable veteran health systems.
Complete immunization history.
Another state
Registry and provider where the vaccine was administered.
Official registry or provider history.
Current-reporting advantage:
California now requires administered vaccinations to be reported for all ages, which can make newer adult records easier to recover electronically than older histories.
Do not repeat a vaccine only because it is absent online.
Bring your available documentation to a qualified healthcare professional and let that professional determine the appropriate medical next step.
Historical and closed-provider records
How to rebuild an old California immunization history
Ask the current provider first
A later provider may have imported earlier vaccination history into its electronic record.
Search for the successor practice
Check the old provider’s website, phone recording, affiliated hospital or parent medical group.
Ask who became the records custodian
Closed practices sometimes transfer charts to another provider or professional medical-record storage service.
Contact previous schools or colleges
They may have retained a provider record or prior enrollment documentation.
Search family-held records
Check baby books, old vaccine cards, school packets, immigration papers and travel records.
Check employer, pharmacy and military records
Adult vaccination histories are often distributed across several independent systems.
Search another state if necessary
The correct registry usually follows the jurisdiction where the vaccine was administered.
Older-record limitation:
CAIR itself notes that the registry did not begin receiving records until the late 1990s/early 2000s and that older records may need to be found through providers, local health departments, schools or family files.
Locking a CAIR record limits sharing—it does not delete the record
Lock
A patient or parent can request that the record not be shared with other participating CAIR organizations.
Provider / public-health access
The official lock form explains that the patient’s medical-care provider and public-health authorities may retain access.
Unlock
The patient or parent can later restore broader authorized sharing through the official unlock process.
Information requested by the online lock/unlock process
Patient first and last name
Date of birth
Gender field
Address and ZIP code
Phone number
Relationship to patient
Parent/guardian details for minor
Provider / clinic information
CAIR Patient ID if known
Electronic signature
Check with the provider first.
CDPH notes that the healthcare provider may already be able to send the patient’s sharing preference to CAIR electronically.
Who should you contact for California record help?
Match the problem to the correct help route
Problem
Best first route
Prepare first
DVR cannot locate record
My DVR Assistant.
Legal/former name, DOB, old phone/email, provider and approximate vaccination date.
Specific dose is missing
Administering provider or pharmacy.
Vaccine, date, location, receipt/card and lot number if available.
Healthy Futures county record
Healthy Futures: 209-468-2292.
County, patient identity, provider and date.
Possible duplicate CAIR profiles
Healthcare provider plus CAIR support.
Both name variations, DOB, contact details and provider information.
School rejects proof
School nurse, registrar or childcare administrator.
Ask for exact missing dose, accepted format and deadline.
General CAIR issue
800-578-7889 or CAIRHelpDesk@cdph.ca.gov.
Explain whether the issue concerns registry access, provider reporting, duplicate records or privacy settings.
CAIR hours can vary by official page.
CDPH currently publishes different Help Desk schedules on different CAIR pages. Use the verified phone/email above and check the current official Help Desk page before relying on a specific calling window.
California Immunization Registry, California’s secure statewide immunization information system.
CAIR2
The professional registry application used by authorized organizations and users.
DVR
Digital Vaccine Record, California’s public-facing service for obtaining available immunization information.
My DVR Assistant
The official support route for certain DVR matching and record-review problems.
Healthy Futures / RIDE
The regional immunization registry serving providers in eight California counties.
CSIR / Blue Card / CDPH 286
The California School Immunization Record used by schools and childcare facilities.
SCRL
School and Child Care Roster Lookup, an authorized school/childcare tool connected with CAIR.
CAIR-ME
California’s official process for qualifying school and childcare medical exemptions.
Frequently asked questions
California immunization records FAQs
How do I get my California immunization record online?
Start with the official California Digital Vaccine Record portal. Choose the California Immunization Record, enter the patient’s identifying information and phone or email, create a four-digit PIN, and open the secure record link if a match is found.
Can a California resident log directly into CAIR2?
CAIR2 is intended for authorized professional users. Residents and parents should normally use the Digital Vaccine Record, provider, pharmacy, My DVR Assistant, local health resources or Healthy Futures/RIDE when applicable.
How long does the California DVR link stay active?
The official DVR FAQ says the link is available for 24 hours after delivery. If it expires, submit another request and use the new secure link and PIN.
Why is a vaccine missing from my California DVR?
Possible reasons include reporting lag, identity mismatch, duplicate records, a Healthy Futures/RIDE record, an out-of-state vaccination or older history. Ask the administering provider or pharmacy to verify the clinical record and registry submission.
Can the CAIR Help Desk add my missing vaccine dose?
No. California’s DVR service states that the CAIR Help Desk cannot add missing vaccine doses. The healthcare provider or pharmacy that administered the vaccine should verify and submit or correct the clinical information.
Which counties use Healthy Futures/RIDE?
Healthy Futures/RIDE serves Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tuolumne counties.
How do I get my child’s California immunization record?
Submit a separate DVR request using the child’s exact name and date of birth plus the parent or guardian phone number or email associated with the vaccination record. If it fails, ask the pediatrician to verify the registry information or use My DVR Assistant.
Can the California Digital Vaccine Record be used for school?
CDPH describes the DVR as an official record that can be used for school or childcare entry and work. The school may still transfer the information into its Blue Card or approved equivalent.
What is the California Blue Card?
The Blue Card is the California School Immunization Record, also called CSIR or CDPH 286. School or childcare staff complete it from the immunization documentation provided or available through authorized systems.
Can I lock or unlock my CAIR record?
Yes. California provides official lock and unlock processes. Locking limits sharing with other participating CAIR organizations but does not delete the record, and broader authorized sharing can later be restored.
Independent information guide — not a medical office or government registry
ImmunizationRecord.org is an independent informational website. It is not the California Department of Public Health, CAIR, CAIR2, Digital Vaccine Record service, My DVR Assistant, Healthy Futures/RIDE, CAIR-ME, a local health department, school, childcare program, pharmacy, employer, hospital, healthcare provider or government registry.
We cannot search, access, edit, certify, lock, unlock or release your immunization record. Do not send this website your Social Security number, DVR PIN, QR code, photo ID, birth certificate, portal password or complete medical history.
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 admission, employment clearance, medical-exemption eligibility, laboratory-testing needs, immigration requirements or whether a particular record will be accepted. Confirm current requirements with the appropriate official organization and qualified healthcare professional.
California official registry, Digital Vaccine Record, Healthy Futures and school guidance reviewed in August 2026. Government portals, forms, reporting rules, requirements and support procedures can change.