Are Covid Vaccination Cards in Apple Wallet limited to 4 vaccinations? My provider, Kaiser, says my present (5th) booster can not be shared and I'm trying to figure out why.
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Hello nanzetta,
Based on the information provided in the article you came from, we are not seeing any type of limit.
As long as it is in one of these forms listed at Add verifiable COVID-19 vaccination information to Apple Wallet and Health, it should be able to be added:
Specific steps for each of those situations are outlined at the page referenced earlier.
If you continue to have an issue, you may want to reach out to Apple Support here: Get Support
Have a good day.
Hello nanzetta,
Based on the information provided in the article you came from, we are not seeing any type of limit.
As long as it is in one of these forms listed at Add verifiable COVID-19 vaccination information to Apple Wallet and Health, it should be able to be added:
Specific steps for each of those situations are outlined at the page referenced earlier.
If you continue to have an issue, you may want to reach out to Apple Support here: Get Support
Have a good day.
I NOW HAVE THE ANSWER
The QR Code for Covid-19 will only hold 4 vaccinations.
I determined this experimentally: With my latest booster, I have a total of 5 vaccinations. The State of Maryland QR code only includes the most recent 4 of these. On the other hand, Kaiser posts a notice that the 5th vaccination can not be shared, limiting their QR code also to 4 vaccinations. (Of the 2 approaches, the State of Maryland makes the most sense since one can keep a QR code for the first 4 and then get a QR code for the most recent 4 -- over the years one could accumulate a deck of vaccination cards in their Apple Wallet)
I believe the limitation to 4 shots is inherent in the specifications of the QR code used for sharing Covid-19 vaccination information, and isn't an Apple problem. I say this because when I try to get a QR code from Kaiser, they refuse to give me a QR code with the 5th shot; there is a banner saying it can not be shared. Yet when I get a QR code from the Maryland health web site I get the 5th shot, with the 1st shot dropped off.
I have also had a total of five vaccinations. My Wallet app shows the latest four, which I have used and had accepted at a health care facility.
Note in my case, the Immunizations section of the Health app does keep track of all five.
I recently had my 3rd Covid booster, which equals a total of 5 Covid shots. I sucessfully added the record to my Apple Wallet, or I thought so until I noticed that the new Covid Vaccination Card in my Wallet app is only showing the 4 most recent shots. My first Covid shot had dropped off the list.
So like nanzetta, I'm wondering if the vaccine card function in the Wallet app is currently limited to 4 entries, and perhaps needs updating in the era of ongoing boosters. I spoke on the phone to Apple Support and the tech advised me to update to the most recent iOS version (16.0.3), which I did. It made no difference.
Anyone have an idea about this?
Thanks, very helpful!
nanzetta,
Glad to hear the information helped. If you run into any other issues, you're invited to create a new thread so the community can assist once again.
Have a great day.
Are Covid Vaccination Cards in Apple Wallet limited to 4 vaccinations? My provider, Kaiser says my present (5th) booster can not be shared.
