PG Cruiser Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 A friend of mine is sailing this December, the week before Christmas. He does not have a CDC Vaccine Card. What he got from the Mayo Clinic where he works was a letter/form certifying that he has been vaccinated. Has anyone been allowed on board with such a certification? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 12 minutes ago, PG Cruiser said: A friend of mine is sailing this December, the week before Christmas. He does not have a CDC Vaccine Card. What he got from the Mayo Clinic where he works was a letter/form certifying that he has been vaccinated. Has anyone been allowed on board with such a certification? If that was me…I would email Royal with a copy of the form and then if they respond it’s okay, print out the response and bring it all to the port on embarkation day. But someone else may have experience with this……….. HeWhoWaits, Baked Alaska and Heymarco 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG Cruiser Posted October 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 27 minutes ago, BrianB said: If that was me…I would email Royal with a copy of the form and then if they respond it’s okay, print out the response and bring it all to the port on embarkation day. But someone else may have experience with this……….. I advised him to ask for a CDC card from work. He texted me a while ago that the Mayo Clinic gave him one. I don't see any signatures/initials on the card, just a patient number, vaccine lot numbers and "Mayo Clinic" on the "Healthcare Professional or Clinic Site" column. Could that be a problem? I've been seeing some discussions on another thread about signatures and stickers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKMCruising Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, PG Cruiser said: I advised him to ask for a CDC card from work. He texted me a while ago that the Mayo Clinic gave him one. I don't see any signatures/initials on the card, just a patient number, vaccine lot numbers and "Mayo Clinic" on the "Healthcare Professional or Clinic Site" column. Could that be a problem? I've been seeing some discussions on another thread about signatures and stickers. Nah, that should be fine. Some places are using stickers, others have it all handwritten. And let's face it, doctor handwriting is terrible, so I doubt they're too worried about much outside of the batch # and injection dates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonCruiser Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 14 minutes ago, PG Cruiser said: I advised him to ask for a CDC card from work. He texted me a while ago that the Mayo Clinic gave him one. I don't see any signatures/initials on the card, just a patient number, vaccine lot numbers and "Mayo Clinic" on the "Healthcare Professional or Clinic Site" column. Could that be a problem? I've been seeing some discussions on another thread about signatures and stickers. My card has no signatures and in one of the slots the person administering the shot misspelled Pfizer as "Phfizer" and I had no problems getting through. Your friend should be fine with the card as they have it. I think they are mainly looking at dates and type and anything about the card that could be suspect like thickness or rampant misspellings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 My card has stickers with the lot number, and scribbled initials in the "health care professional or clinic site" box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 Mine has handwritten scribbles with barely legible lot numbers and dates. I got vaccinated at Walgreens which is noted as "WAG" on my card. No issues so far. Seven cruises completed with it on multiple lines. Neesa, WAAAYTOOO, IRMO12HD and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPS Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 4 hours ago, PG Cruiser said: That should be fine. I think many (if not most) just have a location where the shots were given. Mine says "Rite Aid #01729". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 Mine too. A sticker for each shot with just vaccine brand, lot number, date and location. No initials or any writing…except my name and date of birth and patient number on top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishernrex Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 Lost my card and have a .pdf from the hospital that vaccinated me. It was accepted last month. IRMO12HD and Neesa 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdixon22 Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 12 hours ago, PG Cruiser said: 11 hours ago, PG Cruiser said: I advised him to ask for a CDC card from work. He texted me a while ago that the Mayo Clinic gave him one. I don't see any signatures/initials on the card, just a patient number, vaccine lot numbers and "Mayo Clinic" on the "Healthcare Professional or Clinic Site" column. Could that be a problem? I've been seeing some discussions on another thread about signatures and stickers. They can also access their shot record via Mayo Clinic app if they have issues, but should not with this card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChessE4 Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 Concur with everyone else, but always take a photo of your card as backup. We have stickers for shots #1 and #2 (no signatures), and handwritten information/initials for shot #3 from CVS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG Cruiser Posted October 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 I'd like to follow up on this topic. Has anyone here presented something other than the CDC vaccine card at check in? Has anyone used one of those health card apps that store the vaccination record? How about a form or certification from the vaccination center/clinic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmoose7563 Posted October 28, 2021 Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 1 hour ago, PG Cruiser said: I'd like to follow up on this topic. Has anyone here presented something other than the CDC vaccine card at check in? I know when we went in Sept we were told it had to be the physical vaccine card. Not sure if it has changed since then. Mine is all hand written and was accepted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancity Cruiser Posted October 28, 2021 Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 3 hours ago, PG Cruiser said: I'd like to follow up on this topic. Has anyone here presented something other than the CDC vaccine card at check in? Has anyone used one of those health card apps that store the vaccination record? How about a form or certification from the vaccination center/clinic? Canadian here, our cards are not from CDC. We have different ones in different provinces. My card simply has brand ‘Pfizer’ and date given handwritten on it and I had no questions asked about it at port. 4ensic and Neesa 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelersNationVA Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 Check and see if your state has a registry. Virginia does and you can get a QR code that can be read by an app to verify the vaccination status. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 On 10/13/2021 at 9:06 AM, PG Cruiser said: Mine has a signature. My husband went the very next day, and the same provider just put CVS on his. Probably got tired of signing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heymarco Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 Mine shows the name of the gym that was used for a temporary vaccination site. AHollyS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryCS62 Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 Mentioned this in another post -- DD got a J&J shot in April, and when I asked to see her card, the only part filled in was the location -- Dept of Health in Piscataway, NJ (actually in the parking lot outside, LOL) . NOTHING ELSE!!!! Seriously -- nothing else -- no brand, Lot, exp -- nothing! And then the spot closed down for a while, (J&J was put on hold temporarily for side effects), and she called, emailed, filled out forms, called -- finally, I told her to go back to the site, go into the office building and find someone there to fix it. Luckily, they were able to look it up & fill it in for her. AHollyS, KristiZ and WAAAYTOOO 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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