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Immunization Record
An immunization record (or vaccination record) is the document listing the vaccines a person has received — the vaccine name, date administered, and often the dose, lot number, and administering provider. It's the proof of vaccination required for school, sports, travel, and many jobs.
There is no national vaccination database — the CDC does not maintain individual immunization records, and provider offices keep them only for a limited number of years, so records live with each provider and state registry.
Written & maintained by the Granite team · Last updated June 2026
Overview
Providers, pharmacies, and state immunization registries maintain vaccination records. The record proves which vaccines you've had and when, which determines whether boosters are due and whether you meet entry requirements for a school, camp, employer, or country.
Because vaccinations happen across many providers over a lifetime — pediatrician, pharmacy, travel clinic — records get fragmented. There is no national vaccination database: the CDC does not keep individual records, and provider offices retain them only for a limited number of years. A single consolidated personal record is what saves the scramble when a school or employer suddenly needs proof.
When you’ll get your Immunization Record
- You're enrolling a child in school, daycare, camp, or sports
- You started a job in healthcare, education, or food service
- You're traveling somewhere with vaccination entry requirements
- You need to know whether a booster is due
- You're consolidating shots given by different providers and pharmacies
What’s on your Immunization Record
These are the fields Granite reads and extracts automatically the moment you upload one.
- Patient Name
- The person the immunization record belongs to.
- Vaccine Name
- Each vaccine administered (e.g. MMR, Tdap, influenza, COVID-19).
- Date Administered
- When each dose was given — used to determine boosters and compliance.
- Dose / Series
- Which dose in a series the entry represents.
- Administering Provider
- The clinic, pharmacy, or provider that gave the vaccine.
- Lot Number
- The vaccine lot, when recorded, for traceability.
How long to keep it
Keep immunization records permanently.
Vaccination history is needed at unpredictable points across a lifetime — school entry, a new job, international travel, or determining if a booster is due decades later. Because the CDC keeps no national record, provider offices purge records after a limited number of years, and state registries don't always sync, a permanent personal record is often the only complete source when proof is suddenly required.
How Granite handles your Immunization Record
Granite reads an immunization record — patient, each vaccine, dates, and provider — and files it with your medical documents. It consolidates shots given across pediatricians, pharmacies, and travel clinics into one record, so when a school, camp, or employer asks for proof, the complete history is one search away instead of a scramble across providers.
FAQ
Immunization Record: common questions
- What is an immunization record?
- An immunization record lists the vaccines a person has received, with the vaccine name, date administered, and often the dose, lot number, and administering provider. It's the official proof of vaccination required for school enrollment, sports, certain jobs, and international travel, and it's used to determine when boosters are due.
- How can I pull my immunization records?
- Ask your current doctor or the pharmacy that gave the shots, check with parents or caregivers for childhood records, or contact your state's Immunization Information System (IIS). The CDC keeps no national database, so you may need to combine sources for a complete record — which is exactly why keeping your own consolidated copy helps.
- Can I view my vaccination history online?
- Often, yes. Most states run an Immunization Information System (IIS) with an online portal where you can view, print, or download your official record after verifying your identity. Coverage varies — adult vaccines and shots given in other states may be missing — so the registry's copy isn't always complete. The CDC's IIS contacts page links each state's portal.
- What vaccines do schools require?
- Requirements vary by state and grade but commonly include MMR, DTaP/Tdap, polio, hepatitis B, varicella, and others, with specific dose counts and timing. Schools typically require a record showing the vaccine names and dates administered. Check your state and school's specific list, and keep the dated record on hand for enrollment.
- How long should I keep immunization records?
- Keep them permanently. Vaccination history is needed at unpredictable moments throughout life — school, jobs, travel, and booster decisions years later. Since the CDC keeps no national record and providers purge files after a limited number of years, your own complete copy is frequently the only reliable source when proof is suddenly required.
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Keep your Immunization Record in one place.
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