VTL travellers from US to Singapore can use digital vaccination record instead of Smart Health Card: CAAS

Five more states, namely Arizona, Maryland, Mississippi, North Dakota and West Virginia are “in the process of doing so”, as is the District of Columbia.

Connecticut, Massachusetts and Oklahoma have started testing the system, said Ms Tan.

Besides the states, pharmacies and healthcare providers such as CVS Health, Rite Aid Pharmacy, UCHealth and Walmart are also issuing SHCs.

THIRD-PARTY ISSUERS

Some third-party issuers do not administer the vaccination but provide their users with a digital vaccination record, often for a fee.

Ms Tan said that the CAAS is onboarding third-party issuers that check and verify the vaccination records submitted by their users, for example, with state vaccination registries.

“We are not able to accept the digital certificates issued by third-party issuers which do not do such checks,” she added.

“With the roll-out of the SHC across more states and the onboarding of credible third-party issuers, we expect most travellers from the USA to be able to produce a digitally verifiable vaccination certificate within the next one to two months.”

Travellers are advised to refer to the Safe Travel website for updates on the list of accepted digital vaccination certificates. Travellers who require further assistance may write to the Safe Travel Office through their enquiry form or call the Safe Travel Enquiries helpline at +65 6812 5555.