Connecticut Allows Patients, Their Doctors, and Local Health Officials to Access COVID-19 Vaccination Records

Connecticut Governor Edward Miner "Ned" Lamont Jr., a Democrat, speaks about the state's efforts to get more people vaccinated at Hartford HealthCare St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, Conn., on Feb. 26, 2021. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont issued an executive order that allows patients and their doctors to access patients’ own COVID-19 vaccination digital records stored in the state information system. The order also permits local health officials and school nurses to access the vaccination status of people in their communities.

Gov. Lamont announced on Thursday that patients and their health care providers would be granted access to patients’ COVID-19 vaccination history, according to a statement.