Need New York immunization records for school, child care, college, healthcare work, travel, immigration, camp, sports, military files, or your own family folder? New York has two official paths: New York City uses CIR and My Vaccine Record, while New York State outside NYC uses NYSIIS-related provider, local health department, school, pharmacy, and NYSDOH support routes.
For New York City vaccine records, start with NYC My Vaccine Record because it searches the Citywide Immunization Registry, also called CIR. For New York State outside the five boroughs, start with the provider, pharmacy, school, local health department, or NYSDOH/NYSIIS support route.
NYC official route: My Vaccine Record and NYC Health vaccine recordsA missing online result does not automatically mean you were never vaccinated. It may mean the record was reported to the wrong system, given in another state, stored only with a provider or school, entered under old details, or never matched to your current phone, email, parent, or guardian information.
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First Choose the Right New York System: NYC CIR or NYSIIS
This is the mistake that wastes the most time. New York City and the rest of New York State do not use the same public-facing route. If the vaccine was given in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, or Staten Island, start with NYC CIR and My Vaccine Record. If the vaccine was given outside the five boroughs, start with NYSIIS-related help through a provider, local health department, school, or NYSDOH contact.
NYC source: Citywide Immunization Registry | NYS source: NYSIIS information| Your vaccine was given in | Start with | Best practical action |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | CIR and My Vaccine Record. | Use My Vaccine Record, then NYC vaccine records support if the match fails. |
| Long Island, Westchester, Hudson Valley, Capital Region, Central NY, Western NY or upstate | NYSIIS-related provider, school, pharmacy, or local health department route. | Ask the organization that gave or collected the record to check its system or NYSIIS access. |
| Another state | That state’s provider or immunization registry. | Use CDC’s IIS contact directory and ask the original provider or pharmacy. |
| Outside the United States | Original foreign record and the organization requesting proof. | Ask whether translation, provider review, titers, or repeat doses are required. |
How to Get New York Immunization Records Step by Step
Use this order because it protects privacy, starts with the fastest source, and avoids using the wrong New York registry.
- Confirm where the vaccine was given. Decide whether it was given in New York City, elsewhere in New York State, another state, a pharmacy, a military or VA clinic, or outside the United States.
- For NYC records, try My Vaccine Record first. Use the official NYC tool and enter matching details such as IDNYC, DMV ID, mobile phone, email, and the child or adult information requested by the portal.
- For outside-NYC records, ask the provider or local health department. NYSIIS is not a simple public download page for every resident. Providers, schools, local health departments, and authorized users are often the practical route.
- Check pharmacy and patient portals. CVS, Walgreens, Duane Reade, Rite Aid, Walmart, Costco, hospital portals, college portals, and employer occupational health systems may hold adult vaccine proof.
- Ask schools, colleges, camps, or employers that already collected proof. NYSDOH says schools must keep individual immunization records for a set period, so old school files may help when provider records are gone.
- Use CDC’s IIS directory if the vaccine was outside New York. A New York record may not show doses given in New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, Texas, California, Canada, or another place.
- Save a clean copy once recovered. Keep one PDF and one printed copy. Name it clearly, such as “New-York-Immunization-Record-2026.pdf.”
NYC Immunization Records: CIR and My Vaccine Record
New York City uses the Citywide Immunization Registry, commonly called CIR. NYC Health says CIR keeps immunization records for children and adults who live in the city. For public access, individuals, parents, and legal guardians can search online through My Vaccine Record when the record and identity details match.
Official NYC pages: NYC vaccine records and My Vaccine RecordMy Vaccine Record can search by identity details such as IDNYC number, New York State DMV Driver or Non-Driver License number, mobile phone, or email address. If you are searching for a child’s record, your access may depend on whether parent or guardian information is connected correctly to the child’s CIR record.
NYC tool details: My Vaccine Record access page| NYC record need | Best route | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| Your own NYC vaccine record | My Vaccine Record. | Try IDNYC, DMV ID, mobile phone, or email used with the vaccine record. |
| Child’s NYC record | My Vaccine Record plus child’s provider. | Parent or guardian details must be connected correctly in CIR. |
| School, college or camp proof | My Vaccine Record printout or provider record. | NYC 311 says My Vaccine Record printouts can be official reports for school, college, or camp enrollment. |
| No record found | NYC Health vaccine record page, 311, provider, or CIR support. | Verify exact name, birth date, phone, email, guardian details, and where the vaccine was given. |
NYSIIS Immunization Records Outside New York City
NYSIIS stands for New York State Immunization Information System. It is the immunization registry used for New York State outside the five boroughs. NYSDOH describes NYSIIS as a secure electronic system that helps providers and authorized users access consolidated immunization records.
Official NYSDOH page: New York State Immunization Information SystemPublic users should be careful with the word “portal.” NYSIIS is not the same as a simple consumer download account for every New Yorker. In practice, outside-NYC residents usually get help from the doctor, clinic, local health department, pharmacy, school nurse, college health office, or NYSDOH/NYSIIS contact route.
CDC contact directory lists New York outside NYC support: CDC IIS contactsAsk your doctor, pediatrician, clinic, hospital system, or local health department whether they can check or print your NYSIIS-related record.
School nurses and records offices may already have proof, especially for children, transfers, camp forms, or college uploads.
CDC lists 518-473-4437 and nysiis@health.ny.gov for New York State outside NYC immunization record help.
Can You Download New York Immunization Records Online?
New York online access depends on where the record lives. NYC residents can try My Vaccine Record for CIR records. Outside NYC, online access may happen through a provider portal, pharmacy account, school portal, college system, or employer file, but NYSIIS itself is not a universal public download account for every resident.
| Online source | Best for | Reality check |
|---|---|---|
| NYC My Vaccine Record | Eligible NYC CIR records for adults, children, school, college or camp proof. | Works only when records and access details match. |
| Provider portal | Doctor, hospital, pediatrician, and clinic records. | May show vaccines given by that organization even when registry data is incomplete. |
| Pharmacy app | COVID-19, flu, RSV, shingles, travel, and adult vaccines. | Use the exact account, phone, and email used at vaccination. |
| School or college portal | Records previously uploaded for enrollment, camp, sports, or clinical programs. | Ask whether they can release a copy and what format is accepted now. |
| NYSIIS provider access | Outside-NYC registry review by authorized users. | Ordinary residents generally work through providers, schools, local health departments, or NYSDOH support. |
New York School, Child Care, College and Camp Immunization Records
Parents often need New York vaccine proof for child care, pre-K, K-12 enrollment, camp, sports, college, nursing school, medical programs, or health care training. NYSDOH says students in New York schools, child care programs, colleges, and universities must meet vaccine requirements, and NYSDOH’s school vaccine page states there are no nonmedical exemptions to school vaccine requirements in New York State.
School rules: NYSDOH school immunization requirementsIf a school asks for vaccine proof, ask what exact document format it accepts before submitting only a screenshot. For NYC, My Vaccine Record printouts may be accepted for school, college, or camp enrollment. Outside NYC, a provider printout, school-held record, local health department copy, or NYSIIS-related record may be used depending on the school’s process.
Record location help: NYSDOH locating immunization records| School situation | Best first source | Helpful note |
|---|---|---|
| NYC child care or school | My Vaccine Record, child’s provider, school nurse. | Guardian information must match CIR for online child access. |
| Outside-NYC child care or K-12 | Pediatrician, local health department, school nurse, NYSIIS-related route. | Ask the school whether it can check NYSIIS or needs a provider printout. |
| College or university | Student health portal, old provider, pharmacy, school records. | College requirements may include MMR, meningococcal status, titers, or campus-specific forms. |
| Camp or sports | Provider portal, school nurse, My Vaccine Record for NYC. | A previously accepted school form may help, but ask the camp what it accepts. |
| Old school record needed | Prior school, district records office, college health office. | NYSDOH says schools keep individual immunization records for 6 years, or 3 years after the person turns 18, whichever is longer. |
Adult New York Immunization Records for Jobs, Travel, Immigration and Healthcare Work
Adult records are often harder to find because older shots may be paper-only, stored by a former doctor, reported only with consent, held by a pharmacy, or split across states. Adults usually need vaccine proof for healthcare jobs, nursing school, clinical rotations, immigration exams, travel, military paperwork, caregiving, or personal medical history.
| Adult need | What may be requested | Best route |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare job | MMR, varicella, hepatitis B, Tdap, flu, COVID-19, TB screening, or titers. | Employer occupational health instructions, provider portal, pharmacy records, titers if accepted. |
| Nursing or medical school | Exact vaccine dates, titers, and upload-ready records. | Student health portal, old school records, provider records, pharmacy records. |
| Travel | Routine and travel vaccine dates. | Travel clinic, pharmacy, provider record, paper record, prior state registry. |
| Immigration medical exam | Civil surgeon-reviewed vaccine proof. | Provider records, pharmacy records, foreign records, and titers only if the civil surgeon accepts them. |
| Personal archive | Readable lifelong vaccine history. | Provider, pharmacy, school, military, employer, NYSIIS/CIR route, and previous state registries. |
CVS, Walgreens, Duane Reade, Rite Aid, Walmart and Pharmacy Vaccine Records in New York
Many adult vaccines are easiest to recover from the pharmacy that administered them. This is especially true for COVID-19, flu, RSV, shingles, pneumonia, Tdap, hepatitis, and travel vaccines. Even if a pharmacy dose was reported to CIR or NYSIIS, the pharmacy profile may still be the fastest record source.
Check your CVS account, MinuteClinic record, or ask the location for a printed vaccine history.
Use the same account, email, phone number, and date of birth used at the appointment.
Ask the pharmacy for dose dates, vaccine names, and a printed proof record if available.
Call the Walmart pharmacy if the vaccine does not appear in the online pharmacy account.
Check the pharmacy account or store records with the exact name and phone number used at vaccination.
Ask for vaccine names, dates, provider signature, and lot details if available.
Local Help: NYC, Long Island, Westchester, Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and More
Many New Yorkers search for immunization records “near me” because the fastest answer may be local. The right route depends on where the vaccine was administered and who originally collected the record.
| If you live near | Likely record route | Practical action |
|---|---|---|
| Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island | NYC CIR and My Vaccine Record. | Try My Vaccine Record first, then provider, 311, or CIR support if no match appears. |
| Long Island | Provider, school, local health department, pharmacy, NYSIIS-related support. | Ask pediatrician, school nurse, pharmacy, or county health department what record can be provided. |
| Westchester or Hudson Valley | Provider, school, local health department, NYSIIS route. | Check whether the vaccine was given outside NYC or inside NYC before picking the registry route. |
| Albany or Capital Region | Provider, local health department, NYSDOH/NYSIIS contact. | Start with the provider or local health department before contacting state support. |
| Buffalo, Rochester or Syracuse | Provider, pharmacy, local health department, school, NYSIIS-related route. | Use provider and pharmacy portals first, then local health department or school records. |
| A border area | New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Massachusetts, or Canadian provider records may matter. | Search the registry or provider in the place where the vaccine was actually given. |
What to Do If Your New York Immunization Record Is Missing
A missing online result is not proof that you were never vaccinated. It usually means the record is stored somewhere else, reported under different details, outside the correct registry, or not digitized.
Old record help: NYSDOH locating records| Problem | What it means | What to try next |
|---|---|---|
| Wrong registry | NYC records may be in CIR; outside-NYC records may be in NYSIIS-related systems. | Confirm where the vaccine was given before searching again. |
| Name or birth date mismatch | A typo, maiden name, hyphenated name, nickname, or old legal name can block matching. | Ask the provider or pharmacy to search old names and exact date of birth. |
| Parent or guardian mismatch | A child’s NYC record may not show if guardian information is not connected correctly in CIR. | Ask the child’s provider to review parent or guardian details. |
| Out-of-state vaccine | The dose may be in another state registry or provider record. | Use CDC’s IIS directory or contact the original provider. |
| Old paper record | Older adult or childhood shots may not be fully digitized. | Check old doctors, schools, colleges, military files, family records, and employers. |
| Pharmacy record separate | The pharmacy app may have proof even if another portal does not. | Check CVS, Walgreens, Duane Reade, Rite Aid, Walmart, Costco, or the administering pharmacy. |
Titer Tests When New York Vaccine Records Are Lost
A titer is a blood test that can show immunity to certain diseases. It may help when adult childhood records are lost, especially for healthcare jobs, nursing school, medical school, immigration exams, or clinical rotations. But the organization requesting proof decides whether titers are accepted.
| Situation | Titers may help with | Ask first |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare job | MMR, varicella, hepatitis B. | Ask occupational health exactly which test and result format they accept. |
| Nursing or medical school | MMR, varicella, hepatitis B. | Ask whether positive IgG titers replace vaccine dates in the school portal. |
| Immigration medical exam | Civil surgeon-reviewed proof. | Ask the civil surgeon before ordering labs. |
| K-12 or child care | Limited cases only. | Ask the school and healthcare provider what New York proof is accepted. |
Official New York Resources and Live Related Guides
Use official sources first for record requests and personal information. This page is an independent guide and is not New York State Department of Health, NYC Health, CIR, NYSIIS, CDC, a school, a pharmacy, or a healthcare provider.
Official NYC tool to look up eligible CIR immunization records for yourself or your child.
Open My Vaccine RecordNYC Health page for CIR record access, online options, and parent or guardian guidance.
Open NYC vaccine recordsNYC CIR background for providers and the citywide immunization registry.
Open CIR pageNYSDOH page for New York State Immunization Information System outside NYC.
Open NYSIIS pageNYSDOH guidance for finding old or missing immunization records.
Open record guidanceUse this if vaccines were given in another state before moving to New York.
Find another state registryRelated immunization record guides
If your vaccine history includes another state, check that state’s route too. These internal links are included only where they are relevant and confirmed live.
Source Check and Trust Note
This New York guide was checked against New York State Department of Health NYSIIS information, NYSDOH locating immunization records guidance, NYSDOH school immunization requirement pages, NYC Health vaccine record pages, NYC Citywide Immunization Registry pages, NYC My Vaccine Record access guidance, NYC 311 immunization record guidance, CDC’s state IIS contact directory, and live related internal guides. Record access rules, portal behavior, phone numbers, school requirements, provider reporting, and accepted proof formats can change. Always verify final requirements with NYSDOH, NYC Health, CIR, NYSIIS support, your provider, your pharmacy, your school, your local health department, your employer, your college, or your civil surgeon.
New York Immunization Records FAQs
If the record is from New York City, start with My Vaccine Record and CIR. If the record is from outside New York City, start with your provider, pharmacy, school, local health department, or NYSDOH/NYSIIS support route.
Open NYC My Vaccine RecordNYSIIS is the New York State Immunization Information System. It is the immunization registry used for New York State outside the five boroughs of New York City.
Open NYSIIS informationCIR is the New York Citywide Immunization Registry. It keeps immunization records for children and adults who live in the city and supports NYC My Vaccine Record.
Open CIR informationUsually no. New York City uses CIR, while NYSIIS is for New York State outside the five boroughs. If the vaccine was given in NYC, start with My Vaccine Record or NYC Health’s vaccine record page.
Eligible individuals, parents, and legal guardians can use My Vaccine Record to search for NYC CIR immunization records online when the record and access details can be matched.
Open My Vaccine RecordOutside NYC, residents usually work through providers, local health departments, schools, pharmacies, or NYSDOH/NYSIIS support. NYSIIS is not a simple public download portal for every resident.
CDC lists New York State outside NYC immunization record contact at 518-473-4437 and nysiis@health.ny.gov. You can also ask your provider or local health department.
CDC IIS contactsCDC lists New York City CIR at 347-396-2400 and NYCvaxrecord@health.nyc.gov. NYC Health and 311 also provide record access guidance.
NYC 311 immunization record helpCheck the original provider, pharmacy, school, college, employer, military records, local health department, previous state registry, and whether the record belongs in NYC CIR or NYSIIS-related systems.
NYSDOH locating recordsYes, but the route depends on location. NYC parents can use My Vaccine Record when they are listed correctly in CIR. Outside NYC, parents should contact the child’s provider, school, local health department, or NYSIIS-related support route.
NYSDOH says New York State law requires schools to keep individual immunization records for 6 years, or 3 years after the individual reaches age 18, whichever is longer.
NYSDOH locating recordsNYSDOH says there are no nonmedical exemptions to school vaccine requirements in New York State. Medical exemption rules are separate and must follow official requirements.
NYSDOH school vaccine requirementsCheck the same pharmacy account, phone number, email, and profile used at the appointment. If the online account does not show the vaccine, call the pharmacy location and ask for a printed vaccine history.
Sometimes. Titers may help for certain vaccines such as MMR, varicella, or hepatitis B, especially for healthcare jobs or college programs, but the requesting organization decides what it accepts.
No. ImmunizationRecord.org is an independent informational guide. Use NYSDOH, NYC Health, CIR, My Vaccine Record, CDC, your provider, your pharmacy, your school, your local health department, or your employer as the final authority.