Thread by @miamalan

[THREAD] 1. How to get a digital vaccination certificate
(Milani Wolmarans, @heatlhza)

Who can download a digital vaccination certificate in SA?
Anyone who:
* Has access to the internet
* Who's been fully vaccinated
* Whose vaccination details have been entered into the #EVDS.

2. What does it mean to be fully vaccinated?

You need have had:
1. One shot of the #JnJ vaccine

OR

2. Two shots of the #Pfizer vaccine

3. To download your digital vaccination certificate, go to this website: vaccine.certificate.health.gov.za

4. The website will ask you to enter details. You will need:
1. The nr of the ID you used when you registered on the #EVDS (this can be: SA ID, foreign/SA passport, refugee permit, asylum seeking nr)
2. At least 1 vaccination code you received via sms after your vaccination(s)

5. You will be asked to enter your name, surname, ID nr and one vaccination code (if you got the #Pfizer vaccine, which consists of 2 shots, you would have received 2 codes; you only need to enter one of them to download your vaccination card).

6. If you didn't receive a vaccination code via sms, or if you've deleted it from your phone, you can phone the COVID hotline to resend you the sms with the code.
#COVID19 hotline: [phone]

7. If you phone the #COVID hotline to get your vaccination code and they tell you there are no details of your vaccination in the #EVDS, it means your vaccination site has not yet entered your details. You then need to go back to the site and ask them to enter your details.

8. Once you've entered your name, ID and vaccination code on the vaccination card website, it will ask you to confirm the cell phone nr you used when you registered on the #EVDS (this is the same nr that your vaccination code was sent to).

9. A one time pin (OTP) number will be sent to your cell phone (you have to use the cell phone nr you used when registering on the #EVDS). Enter that number on your screen.

10. You will then receive your digital vaccination certificate. It will contain your name, surname, ID nr, date of birth, the name of the vaccine you received, the date of vaccination(s) and your vaccination code(s).

11. There will be a note at the bottom of your digital vaccination card that tells you that your card will be updated with more security measures. This will happen by the end of Oct and you will then have to download the updated version again from the same website.

12. How will you know when you need to download the updated version of your card? @healthza will make announcements so that you know when this is ready for download.

13. How can you store your digital vaccination card?

You can save it on a smart phone, download a pdf from the site and email it to yourself or someone else, save it on your computer, or print it.

14. There is a QR code on your vaccination card, but that code doesn't yet work. It will work at the end of Oct, when software has been finalised and will then also contain a digital or cryptographic signature that will prevent someone from falsifying/copyhing the information.

15. Will other countries accept SA's digital vaccination card when a person from SA wants to travel internationally? The UK has confirmed that it will accept the card, most other countries should as well, but it depends on the policy of the country.

16. Will you always have to go to the government's website to download your card? No. Within the next 2 months, @healthza will launch a mobile add via which you will be able to access your card.

17. What do you do if you had 1 #COVID19 shot in SA and 1 in another country? You can download a card that will reflect the shot your had in SA. For the other shot, you'll need to get a certificate from the country where you had it. You'll therefore have to carry 2 certificates.

18. Can you download your digital vaccination certificate more than once?

Yes, but only 3-4 times per day.