Finding Your Immunization Records
Page last updated 10/28/26
Immunization records may be needed for entry into childcare, schools, camps, new jobs, and travel abroad. If you can’t find your immunization records, here are a few places to start.
Search Online or at Home
- Look around your home: Search through old papers, baby books, and school or camp forms. Ask family members, such as your parents or grandparents, if they kept your childhood records.
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Digital
Vaccine Record Portal: Request or
troubleshoot
your digital
vaccine record (DVR).
- A DVR is an electronic immunization record from the California Immunization Registry (CAIR) and an official record of the state of California.
Contact Providers or Organizations
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Doctor's
office or clinic, local public health department, or pharmacy
where you received your vaccines.
- Child care, schools, and colleges or other post-secondary institutions that you or your child attended.
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- Military Branch where you served. Download VA form 105345a to request health information from the Veteran's Administration.
Schools, childcare centers, and healthcare providers must only accept valid immunization records prior to transcription and/or enrollment. Immunization records that do not meet the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) requirements, or are determined to be altered or falsified, will not be accepted.
Additional Resources
- See Tips for Locating Old Immunization Records (from Immunize.org) for more information.
- Learn about required or recommended vaccines for:
Contact the San Diego Immunization Unit via e-mail , or call (866) 358-2966, for more information or to request materials.
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