Request, Match and Download Your Virginia Immunization Record
Virginia residents can use secure electronic record services linked by the Virginia Department of Health to view, download and print available immunization records for themselves and family members. For a broad vaccination history, start with MyIR and connect it to Virginia’s immunization registry, VIIS.
A separate Virginia portal retrieves only COVID-19 and MMR records. This guide explains which system to use, how MyIR’s exact-match verification works, how parents retrieve child records, how to fix missing vaccinations and how a Virginia record connects with school, childcare, college and work documentation.
do not enter your MyIR password, verification code, date of birth, child’s identifying information, vaccination PDF, medical-record password or photo ID into this independent website. Enter personal information only on the official service you intentionally opened.
VIIS — Virginia Immunization Information System.
MyIR for broader official immunization-record access.
Separate VDH search for COVID-19 and MMR only.
Children under 18 can be added to an adult MyIR account.
804-773-7250.
Virginia’s newer VIIS platform launched in June 2025, and VDH’s current resident record page was updated in July 2026. Use current VDH/MyIR instructions rather than an old screenshot, saved tutorial or provider-login page.
Use MyIR for the broad record and the COVID/MMR portal only for those vaccines
MyIR Portal
Use MyIR when you need the available Virginia immunization history for personal records, school preparation, college, employment, healthcare review or another general proof request.
COVID-19 / MMR Portal
Use Virginia’s separate VDH search when you specifically need a COVID-19 or measles-mumps-rubella record. It does not retrieve every vaccine type.
Child younger than 18
Create the adult MyIR account first and use Add a Child. Adults age 18 or older must use their own MyIR account.
MyIR/VIIS record + MCH 213G workflow
Retrieve the vaccine history, then complete the Virginia school certification requirements rather than assuming an unsigned portal printout alone finishes the school form.
How to request and download a Virginia vaccine record step by step
Confirm whether the receiving office needs a complete vaccine history, school certification, MMR proof, COVID-19 proof, provider-signed record or another specific document.
Use it as the official starting point because VDH can change resident-access portals over time.
Register or sign in with a valid email address and create your account profile.
Think about legal name, former name, date of birth, current or previous address and phone numbers used by your healthcare providers.
MyIR allows up to four phone numbers during record matching. Only one has to match the immunization registry.
If MyIR finds an exact match, it sends a code to the matching registry phone number.
Confirm the linked record belongs to the correct person and review the available history.
Save the full PDF rather than a screenshot of only one vaccine line.
Check recent provider, pharmacy, school, military and out-of-state history.
MyIR directs record corrections to the healthcare provider rather than allowing the patient to edit registry history.
Search another state’s registry or federal/military health records for vaccinations administered outside Virginia’s ordinary registry network.
Keep one readable PDF plus a private backup for later school, employment and healthcare requests.
How MyIR connects your account to VIIS
A valid email address is required to register for MyIR. Your email is also your MyIR username.
MyIR compares your registration/profile information with the state immunization registry.
When an exact match is found, MyIR sends a verification code to the matching phone number in the registry.
your record is not linked merely because a name and date of birth look similar. MyIR intentionally uses an exact-match process before confidential vaccine information is connected with an account.
Try these details before assuming VIIS has no record
MyIR searches the immunization registry using all four; only one must match. A useful starting point is any phone number currently or previously used by your primary healthcare provider.
If you have checked the plausible information and still cannot match, contact the provider or VIIS support so the stored demographics can be reviewed.
What to do when MyIR sends the code to an old number
The verification code goes to the phone number that matches the immunization registry. MyIR cannot simply redirect that security code to a different number you prefer.
Ask your healthcare provider or state-health route to review the phone number stored with the registry record.
A childhood immunization record may still be linked to a number used by a parent years ago.
Confirm the phone can receive a text or automated call from an outside number.
Update your own Profile page and attempt matching again.
Treat it like a temporary account-security credential.
“I am trying to link my immunization history through MyIR. The verification code is going to a phone number I can no longer access. Can you verify the phone number and demographic information associated with my immunization record and tell me how it can be corrected in VIIS?”
MyIR public access is different from the professional VIIS username/password system
Start with the VDH resident record page and MyIR. This is the public-facing record-retrieval route.
Professional VIIS access requires organization registration, individual credentials, security agreements and authorized job-related access.
A regular resident does not need to register an organization or obtain a provider VIIS account simply to get a personal vaccine record.
How to download and save your Virginia record from MyIR
Confirm the correct person before opening immunization information.
Review the vaccination history shown after successful linkage.
MyIR provides a printable version of the vaccination record for linked users.
Confirm the PDF actually saved and every page is readable.
Upload or send only the record required by the receiving organization.
retain the full PDF whenever available. Screenshots may cut off vaccine dates, identifying information or additional pages.
Your old MyIR PDF does not automatically update
MyIR instructs users who receive a new vaccination to sign in again and use Check for Updates under the Immunizations section.
Open the already-linked person.
Locate the Check for Updates control.
MyIR attempts to pull updated information from the connected state registry.
Confirm the administration date and vaccine are correct.
Replace the old personal copy only after the new record has been reviewed.
How to add a child to MyIR
MyIR permits an adult account holder to add children younger than 18. Someone who is already 18 or older is treated as an adult and must have a separate account.
Start as the parent/guardian rather than creating an adult account in the child’s name.
Use MyIR’s family-member workflow.
MyIR attempts to link the child’s registry record using the child’s information and the primary registrant’s phone information.
Confirm name and date of birth before viewing or downloading the record.
Keep it for school, childcare, camp and future healthcare use.
the adult child should create their own MyIR account rather than remaining dependent on the parent’s account.
The Virginia COVID/MMR portal is not a complete immunization-record search
Virginia maintains a separate VDH search that retrieves available VIIS records specifically for COVID-19 or Measles, Mumps and Rubella.
Current search information
the portal explicitly says it cannot currently pull records for other vaccine types.
Why MyIR may not find your Virginia vaccine record
VIIS may contain a number previously used by your healthcare provider.
A maiden name, previous surname or spelling difference may prevent an exact match.
The immunization registry may reflect an earlier address.
Childhood records may be connected with a parent’s historical phone number.
Another state’s IIS or original provider may hold it.
Historical information may exist only in provider, school, paper or archived files.
The administering provider may have the dose even if the registry does not.
A federal healthcare system may hold records separately.
Use this escalation order
Correct known name, address or phone discrepancies in your MyIR profile.
Use numbers genuinely associated with your provider history; do not invent numbers.
Confirm what was submitted with the vaccination.
A provider or VIIS support route can help distinguish a portal-match problem from a missing registry entry.
Use pharmacies, old schools, previous states and federal/military sources when applicable.
Treat it as a record-location or identity-matching issue until the likely sources have been checked.
Fix the underlying VIIS record—not the downloaded PDF
MyIR instructs users with missing or incorrect vaccinations to work with their healthcare provider. Patients cannot independently rewrite the official registry history.
| Detail | Possible source | Why it helps |
|---|---|---|
| Vaccine name | Provider portal, pharmacy history or vaccine card. | Identifies the exact event that is missing. |
| Administration date | Medical or pharmacy record. | Helps the provider locate the source encounter. |
| Administering location | Clinic, pharmacy, hospital or military documentation. | Identifies the organization responsible for verifying the source record. |
| Lot / manufacturer | Clinical administration record when available. | Provides additional supporting vaccine detail. |
| Identity at the visit | Patient profile or appointment record. | Can reveal an old name, address or duplicate-profile problem. |
“My Virginia immunization record is missing the [vaccine] administered at your location around [date]. Please verify the original administration record, check the demographic information associated with that encounter and confirm whether the dose is correctly reflected in VIIS.”
VDH says Virginia’s vaccine-reporting/VIIS participation mandate for healthcare providers who administer vaccines took effect January 1, 2022.
How your vaccine record works with MCH 213G
Virginia’s Commonwealth School Entrance Health Form is MCH 213G. Part II is the Certification of Immunization.
The current form allows a copy of an immunization record to be attached when it is signed or stamped by an authorized physician/designee, registered nurse or health-department official and shows complete month/day/year dates for the required vaccinations.
The current MCH 213G states that the Certification of Immunization must be signed and dated by the appropriate medical provider or health-department official.
What to prepare
Conditional enrollment
Medical and religious exemptions
MCH 213G contains a separate medical-exemption section that must be completed by an appropriately qualified licensed medical professional.
Virginia uses a separate Certificate of Religious Exemption, Form CRE-1, rather than treating the vaccination record itself as an exemption document.
VDH currently publishes separate parent letters for rising kindergarteners, 7th graders and 12th graders. VDH also stated in August 2026 that Virginia’s school immunization requirements remain unchanged.
“I have my child’s Virginia immunization record. Please tell me whether you need an authorized signed/stamped record attached to MCH 213G, which vaccine date is missing if the record is incomplete, and the deadline for correcting the documentation.”
Some Virginia schools can look up and print student VIIS records
VDH says schools with an appropriately licensed healthcare professional can obtain VIIS access.
VDH says an RN can sign an immunization record under the applicable Virginia school rule.
VDH’s school guidance says an LPN cannot sign the immunization record and instead returns it for the required authorized signature/stamp.
VDH says immunization records held by FERPA-covered schools are part of the student’s education record. Parental permission is required before those schools update student immunization information in VIIS.
Ask which record format is accepted before sending your entire history
Start with the MyIR/VIIS record, then follow the institution’s student-health upload requirements.
Clinical programs may require exact vaccine dates, provider certification or separate laboratory evidence.
Ask occupational health which vaccinations and proof format it needs before sharing unrelated health information.
“I have a Virginia immunization record available through MyIR/VIIS. Which vaccines and document format do you require, and will the registry printout satisfy your documentation requirement?”
VIIS can contain historical information, but it may not be a complete lifetime archive
VDH says VIIS contains historical immunization information and can be updated with historical data. That does not guarantee every childhood or out-of-state vaccination is already present.
Recover reliable documentation and work with a healthcare professional when the historical record remains uncertain.
How to fix a pharmacy vaccination missing from MyIR
Look for immunization or vaccination history, not only a purchase receipt.
Request the clinical vaccine-administration record.
Confirm name, date of birth, address and phone number.
The pharmacy should review the source/reporting problem when the administration record exists but the state record does not.
Generate a fresh record after the source data has been corrected.
Where to look when Virginia’s registry does not contain an old dose
| Source | What to check | What to request |
|---|---|---|
| Previous healthcare provider | Patient portal, records department, successor practice. | Complete immunization history. |
| Closed practice | Old phone recording, hospital affiliation, record custodian. | Archived immunization records or custodian contact. |
| Pharmacy | Chain account and exact store location. | Complete vaccine-administration history. |
| Former school | School nurse, registrar or district records office. | Previously submitted immunization documentation. |
| College | Student-health or medical-clearance office. | Previously accepted vaccination record. |
| Employer | Occupational-health record. | Copy of verified vaccine documentation. |
| Military / VA | Federal or service healthcare system. | Complete service-related immunization history. |
“VA vaccine record” can mean two completely different systems
Use Virginia Department of Health, VIIS and MyIR.
Check Veterans Affairs, TRICARE, military clinic or service-treatment records when the vaccination was administered through a federal system.
A federal military or VA vaccination should not be assumed to appear automatically in the Virginia state record.
How to handle vaccinations administered outside Virginia
Obtain the official record from the previous provider or state registry. MyIR says a healthcare provider or health-department official should verify historical vaccinations before they are added to a state registry.
MyIR says linked records remain accessible. Print the Virginia record and provide it to the new healthcare provider so the new jurisdiction can document verified history when appropriate.
vaccines administered outside Virginia are unlikely to be available through that portal.
How Virginia protects VIIS information
VDH describes VIIS as a confidential immunization system with authorized access, audit trails, encrypted data transfer and user confidentiality/security requirements.
Professional access is tied to job responsibilities and users are required to protect confidentiality.
VDH says VIIS maintains access auditing and encrypts data during transfer.
VIIS opt-out
Opting out affects how your immunization information is retained/shared through VIIS and can affect future registry retrieval. Read the current VDH instructions and form before submitting the request.
Who should you contact for each Virginia vaccine-record problem?
| Problem | Best route | Prepare first |
|---|---|---|
| MyIR / VIIS record or matching problem | VIIS Help Desk: 804-773-7250. | Explain whether it is a no-match, phone-verification or missing-record issue. |
| VIIS email help | VAIIS.HELPDESK@stchome.com. | Describe the problem without sending unnecessary private health data. |
| General Virginia vaccination help | 877-VAX-IN-VA / 877-829-4682. | County, provider and type of assistance needed. |
| School requirement question | School nurse / local health department / Division of Immunization. | MCH 213G, current record and exact school question. |
| Missing provider dose | Provider or pharmacy that administered it. | Vaccine name, approximate date and location. |
| Foreign vaccine record | Local Virginia health department. | Original record plus any available translation. |
| Vaccination administered in another state | Previous provider / other state’s IIS. | State, provider and approximate dates. |
the current professional VIIS page lists Help Desk staffing from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
VDH lists the 877-VAX-IN-VA line as available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with assistance in English, Spanish and more than 100 additional languages.
Prepare this Virginia record-recovery worksheet
“I need a complete Virginia immunization record for [purpose]. MyIR is [not finding a match / sending the verification code to an old number / missing a vaccination]. Vaccines may have been administered by [provider/pharmacy] around [date/year]. Can you verify the demographic information and record source and tell me the correct next step?”
Before sending your Virginia vaccine record
Virginia vaccine-record glossary
- VIIS
- Virginia Immunization Information System, Virginia’s statewide immunization registry.
- MyIR
- The consumer-facing immunization-record service currently linked by VDH for broader Virginia resident record access.
- Exact Match
- MyIR’s process of comparing registration/profile information with the state registry before linking confidential vaccination records.
- Verification Code
- A temporary code sent to the phone number that matches the state immunization record.
- Check for Updates
- The MyIR action used after a new vaccination to request updated immunization information from the connected registry.
- COVID/MMR Portal
- Virginia’s separate VDH search for available COVID-19 or Measles, Mumps and Rubella records only.
- MCH 213G
- Commonwealth of Virginia School Entrance Health Form containing Part II, Certification of Immunization.
- Conditional Enrollment
- A school-certification route for qualifying children who have started the required vaccine series and have an approved documented completion plan.
- CRE-1
- Virginia’s separate Certificate of Religious Exemption referenced by the school entrance form.
- VIIS Opt Out
- Virginia’s official process for requesting removal/limitation of participation in the immunization registry under VDH procedures.
Virginia vaccine record FAQs
How do I get my Virginia vaccine record online?
Start with the Virginia Department of Health Request Immunization Record page. For the broader available immunization history, use MyIR, register or sign in, match your account with VIIS, complete phone verification and download the printable record.
What is VIIS?
VIIS is the Virginia Immunization Information System. VDH describes it as Virginia’s statewide immunization registry combining immunization histories for people of all ages from public and private healthcare sources.
Is MyIR the same thing as VIIS?
No. VIIS is the state immunization registry. MyIR is the public-facing service currently linked by VDH that allows eligible users to connect with and view available registry records.
How many phone numbers can I try in MyIR?
MyIR currently allows up to four phone numbers that may be associated with your immunization record. The matching process checks all four, but only one must match the state registry.
What if the MyIR verification code goes to an old phone number?
MyIR sends the code to the number that matches the immunization registry and cannot simply redirect that code to a different phone. Ask your healthcare provider or appropriate state-health support route to review the phone number stored with the registry record.
Can I access my child’s Virginia vaccine record?
Yes. MyIR allows an adult account holder to use Add a Child for children under age 18. Someone age 18 or older needs a separate adult MyIR account.
Why is a vaccination missing from MyIR?
A missing vaccine can result from provider reporting, old demographic information, an out-of-state vaccination or an older record that is not yet in VIIS. MyIR says corrections to immunization history must be handled through the healthcare provider.
How do I make a newly received vaccine appear in MyIR?
Sign into MyIR, open the Immunizations section and use Check for Updates. MyIR says this should be done after receiving a new vaccine because an older record does not automatically refresh itself.
Can a MyIR printout be used for Virginia school enrollment?
It can provide useful immunization-history evidence, but Virginia’s MCH 213G certification requirements still apply. The current form permits an attached immunization record when it has the required dates and authorized signature/stamp, and the Certification of Immunization must be signed and dated as required.
Who should I contact if I still cannot get my Virginia immunization record?
For missing doses, start with the provider or pharmacy that administered the vaccine. For VIIS record or matching help, VDH currently lists the VIIS Help Desk at 804-773-7250 and VAIIS.HELPDESK@stchome.com. A local Virginia health district can also help when appropriate.