Looking for your Pennsylvania immunization records? You can access your, or your dependent’s, official immunization record through the secure Pennsylvania Immunization Electronic Registry System (PIERS) Public Portal.
The PIERS Public Portal allows individuals 18 or older and parents/legal guardians of minors under 18 to access, save, and print an official record of their immunizations that are documented within PIERS, the web-based system immunization providers use to report administered immunizations.
Instructions for Accessing PIERS
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Login with your Pennsylvania Keystone Login account
A Pennsylvania Keystone Login account is required to access the PIERS Public Portal for an added layer of security. If you do not have a Pennsylvania Keystone Login account, you will need to register for one.
- Contact the Keystone Login Help Desk for all questions, concerns, and issues with Keystone Login. The help desk can be reached by phone at 877-328-0995 or by email at KeystoneLoginSupport@randstadusa.com.
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Go to the PIERS Public Portal
Go to the PIERS Public Portal and enter your Keystone Login username and password.
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Select your relationship
Select your relationship to the patient whose record you are accessing (self or dependent).
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Enter your or your dependent’s information
Enter your or your dependent’s name, date of birth (MM/DD/YYYY) and gender.
Be sure to enter the information exactly how it is documented at your health care provider (hospital, clinic, pharmacy, etc.).
Note: Parents cannot search and access their adult (18+) child’s record.
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Choose how you want to get a code
Choose how you want to get a code to access the immunization record (by mobile phone or email). Then enter the phone number or email address that you or your dependent gave to your health care provider and click ‘Get Access Code.’
The PIERS system gets your information from your health care provider(s). To improve the chances of finding your record, enter the same contact information you gave your provider. What you enter must match what’s in the PIERS system to access the records.
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Enter the Verification Code
Enter the Verification Code in the text box on the next screen and click ‘Verify.’
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View the record
View the record or click ‘Download Full Record’ to save or print the Official Immunization Record.
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Close session
When finished viewing and/or saving your record, you can click ‘Close Session’ at the bottom of the page to log out.
PIERS Public Portal Frequently Asked Questions
If your record can’t be found, please complete the PIERS Immunization Record Update Request Form, and upload proof of identification. The PIERS Helpdesk team will update your demographic information for you to access your record from the PIERS Public Portal.
Please complete the PIERS Immunization Record Update Request Form. The PIERS Helpdesk team will update your demographic information for you to access your record from the PIERS Public Portal
Your immunization provider may have not reported the vaccine administration. Only pharmacies and Vaccines for Children Program providers are required to report vaccine administrations to PIERS. Reporting to PIERS started in the early 2000s, vaccine records before then have likely not been reported to PIERS.
There are several places that you can look to find your missing records:
- Ask your parents/caregivers for records of your childhood immunizations.
- Look through baby books and documents from your childhood.
- Check with previous employers that may have required immunizations.
- Check with your previous and current health care providers.
There is no national database for vaccine records—only the copies you, or your parents, received and those kept by the clinic where you got the vaccine. If you can’t find your vaccination records, talk to your health care provider to determine how best to protect yourself from certain diseases.
Immunization providers in all Pennsylvania counties except Philadelphia report to PIERS. Immunization providers in Philadelphia report to PhilaVax. Please contact PhilaVax at philavax@phila.gov for questions regarding immunizations received in Philadelphia.
Please visit the CDC’s Contacts for IIS Immunization Records website for more information on how to contact the jurisdiction where you received your immunizations.
Pharmacies and Vaccines for Children Program providers are required to report vaccine administrations to PIERS. In addition, other health care providers are encouraged to submit vaccine administration data to PIERS on a voluntary basis.
- Bring your or your child’s vaccination record to every vaccination appointment to avoid missing or repeating shots, and to document new vaccinations.
- Take a photo after each update and store your records in a plastic sleeve in a safe location.
- Store a backup copy with your important documents.
- Ask your health care provider to add them to the Pennsylvania Immunization Electronic Registry System (PIERS).
The PIERS Public Portal uses “two-factor authentication” to verify your identity. After entering your information, you select either text or email to receive your verification code. Additionally, Keystone Login uses modern security and authentication methods to ensure that your information is protected from unauthorized access or use.
Yes. You may only search for a specific record 3 times within a 30 minute period. If you exceed this, you will receive a ‘You have exceeded the allowed number of searches. Please wait 30 minutes before searching again’ message.
If an adult over 18 is they are not able to access their record through the PIERS Public Portal, legal guardians will be able to receive their record once an Authorization for Release of Immunizations Records form can be completed. Please allow a minimum of 10 business days for fulfillment of your vaccine record request.
An Authorization for Release of Immunizations Records form can be completed. Please allow a minimum of 10 business days for fulfillment of your vaccine record request.
Yes, if both have been listed as contacts on your child’s immunization record by your immunization provider.
Contact Information
PIERS Public Portal
For questions regarding accessing your immunization record via the PIERS Public Portal, please contact us by email at ra-dhvaxrecords@pa.gov or by phone at 1-877-774-4748, option 4.
Keystone Login
For issues with creating a Keystone Login account, or logging in, please contact the Keystone Login Helpdesk at 1-877-328-0995 or via email at keystoneloginsupport@randstadusa.com.