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VaxRecordNS allows people with a Nova Scotia health card to access vaccination records using the website. With the exception of MPox, all vaccinations that have been reported to Public Health after 2008* will appear on your record in VaxRecordNS. The list of vaccinations currently available, with descriptions, is found here.
*In some cases vaccine records prior to 2008 may be available.
Access to VaxRecordNS is a two-step process.
Other notes:
You can find VaxRecordNS using the link below:
If you do not have digital access and would like to request your vaccination records please contact Public Health.
You must complete the form Request for Immunization Record From Public Health form If you cannot print the document, Public Health can mail the form to you or you can pick it up in-person.
Contact Public Health at 1-844-515-0675 and follow the voice prompts for the office location nearest you to decide how you will submit the completed form e.g. in person, scan to email, fax or mail.
You can email a Public Health office nearest you:
*Healthcare providers e.g. Pharmacy or Primary care provider, cannot access your vaccination records in VaxRecordNS.
VaxRecordNS contains vaccines from several sources including Public Health, primary care, and pharmacies. Records may take up to 8 weeks to load, and some records will not be available if they are not submitted to Public Health. If you need your record before it is loaded, or your record is not available after 8 weeks, you must contact the provider directly.
VaxRecordNS may not include vaccination records from out of province/country. There are several vaccination provider sources in VaxRecordNS including Public Health, Primary Care Providers, Pharmacies and COVID- 19 Clinics which may not have their vaccination records loaded in VaxRecordNS.
The list of vaccinations currently available, with descriptions, is found here (.pdf)
Contact your primary care provider or Pharmacy directly. Your primary care provider and pharmacy cannot access VaxRecordNS at this time.
VaxRecordNS may not include vaccination records from out of province/country. There are several vaccination provider sources in VaxRecordNS including Public Health, Primary Care Providers, Pharmacies and COVID- 19 Clinics which may not have their vaccination records loaded in VaxRecordNS.
You can find a list of the vaccines that may be available in VaxRecordNS here (.pdf) Please use the fillable form (.pdf), select “Other” in the *Issue section of the fillable form (.pdf) and submit that to VaxRecordNS@novascotia.ca.
Do not include any personal health information such as your health card number or vaccine data.
You may need to use the manual request process to obtain your vaccination record.
You can request your vaccination records from a Public Health office location near you.
You can email a Public Health office nearest you:
Your phone number was retrieved from recent health care services registration and/or your MSI Health Card record. If the phone number is not correct and needs to be updated, please contact MSI Registration at 1-800-563-8880.
The print option allows you to select all vaccinations or choose only the ones you want to print.
VaxRecordNS Support Service can be reached by one of two options:
Please use the fillable form (.pdf) and submit that to VaxRecordNS@novascotia.ca. Do not include any personal health information such as your health card number or vaccine data.
If you find errors, do not provide specifics about the error, that is considered personal health information. Let us know that you want to report an error and would like a correction to your vaccination record.
Please use the fillable form (.pdf) and submit that to VaxRecordNS@novascotia.ca
Do not include any personal health information such as your health card number or vaccine data.
Your child/dependent must be under 16 years old to connect them to your profile. If you are having trouble, select “Other” in the *Issue section of the fillable form.
If you are experiencing issues, please use the fillable form (.pdf) and submit that to VaxRecordNS@novascotia.ca
Do not include any personal health information such as your health card number or vaccine data.
As a parent/guardian you can connect your child/dependent’s vaccination record to your VaxRecordNS profile if they are under 16. You must use the “Connect a Dependent’s Record” step in VaxRecordNS and complete the appropriate consent steps to validate your relationship to the child/dependent.
If your child/dependent is over 16 and does not have capacity to consent you must use the manual process by requesting your vaccination records from a Public Health office location near you.
You can email a Public Health office nearest you:
The phone number presented for verification was retrieved from recent health care services and/or the child/dependent may have provided their phone number during registration.
If the phone number is not correct and needs to be updated, please contact MSI Registration at 1-800-563-8880.
If the phone number is correct you will need to ask your child/dependent to get the code that was sent to their device to complete verification. (You can only connect their record by completing the verification step.)
There may be multiple reasons why a vaccination record may be “unspecified” or be marked with an “i”.
If you have further questions, please use the fillable form (.pdf) and submit that to VaxRecordNS@novascotia.ca
Duplicate records may have been entered from different provider sources. If required, you can request a correction by using the fillable form (.pdf) select, “Other” in the *Issue section of the fillable form and submit that to VaxRecordNS@novascotia.ca
Do not include any personal health information such as your health card number or vaccine data.
Department of Health and Wellness Privacy Statement and Terms of Use for VaxRecordNS is found here.
Please contact the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness-Health Privacy and Records Management to request a consent directive to be added to your vaccination record at:
Department of Health and Wellness
Health Privacy and Records Management
1894 Barrington Street
PO Box 488
Halifax, NS B3J 2R8
Phone: 902-424-5419
Toll-free: 1-855-640-4765
e-mail: phia@gov.ns.ca
https://novascotia.ca/dhw/phia/your-privacy.asp
Department of Health and Wellness
Health Privacy and Records Management
1894 Barrington Street
PO Box 488
Halifax, NS B3J 2R8
Phone: 902-424-5419
Toll-free: 1-855-640-4765
e-mail: phia@gov.ns.ca
https://novascotia.ca/dhw/phia/your-privacy.asp
Department of Health and Wellness
Health Privacy and Records Management
1894 Barrington Street
PO Box 488
Halifax, NS B3J 2R8
Phone: 902-424-5419
Toll-free: 1-855-640-4765
e-mail: phia@gov.ns.ca
https://novascotia.ca/dhw/phia/your-privacy.asp
Much of Nova Scotia's healthcare program and service information is now available on the YourHealthNS mobile app. Download for free on the Apple Store and Android Apps for Google Play.
