One NJ health system has partnered with a tech company to create digital vaccination cards

Name: One NJ health system creates digital vaccination cards
Uploaded: 2021-06-11T00:00:00+00:00
Duration: 3 min 22 s
Description: The idea of a vaccine passport remains controversial in New Jersey. When it comes to digitizing people's vaccination cards, New Jersey has gone from not there yet to under review. Department of Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli says that "several systems are under review right now to make consumer access to their immunization record for COVID-19 more accessible."

State is reviewing options for making ‘consumer access to their immunization record for COVID-19 more accessible’

Leah Mishkin, Correspondent | June 11, 2021 | Coronavirus in NJ

The idea of a vaccine passport remains controversial in New Jersey. When it comes to digitizing people’s vaccination cards, New Jersey has gone from not there yet to under review. Department of Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli says that “several systems are under review right now to make consumer access to their immunization record for COVID-19 more accessible.”

Private companies are already one step ahead. Atlantic Health System has partnered with CLEAR to give any of its patients who were vaccinated in New Jersey a way to get a digital vaccination card.

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Leah Mishkin

Correspondent

Emmy nominated correspondent Leah Mishkin has been on the general assignment beat for NJ Spotlight News since 2017. Her passion is meeting new people and telling their stories. She has been reporting and anchoring at stations across the East Coast since graduating from Emerson College.

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