Illinois is using the SMART health card, which allows users to download a QR code to your phone that can be scanned anywhere vaccination is required.
, step by step verify your identity, view your immunizations, and download your personal vaccination QR code.
"It's really streamlined the process for us helping get people their information," said Billy Helmkamp, who co-owns the bar and music venue Sleeping Village on the Northwest Side. He's already using the state's Vax Verify program for proof of vaccination.Health experts say it's another tool to quickly and easily keep people safe.
"I was really pleased because it eliminates the need to carry around a flimsy piece of paper," said Mercedes Carnethon, vice chair of preventive medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
And she said it could add a layer of security, cutting down on potential fraud by showing data directly from the state. You may have an issue logging in if you have a credit alert or freeze. The state verifies your identity through Experian. If you run into that problem, the state recommends you head here for help:
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