ANCHORAGE (AP) - Alaskans could soon access their vaccination records through their phones and other devices.
The state health department is working to adopt technology that would give residents easy access to immunization records, which could also provide proof of COVID-19 vaccinations.
The state plans to use the consumer-access portal MyIR Mobile. The technology is already available in Arizona, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Dakota, Tennessee, Washington, West Virginia, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Registration will be required. There will be no charge.
“I would really like people to think of MyIR Mobile as your old yellow vaccination card, and that is what it is,” said Matt Bobo, of the state health department.
After validating their identity, users can get their vaccination records from the state to show on their phone. The system also could alert residents when it’s their time for a vaccine booster shot.
There is no timeline on when the MyIR Mobile service will be operational in Alaska, Bobo said.
Officials are working with the state’s information technology department to make sure the program is secure. Just this week, the health department took its website offline to investigate what it said was a malware attack.
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