Kia ora everyone it's Helen Hotai here, founder of Form Help and today we are going to look at
how you can access your Covid record. Now .. and we are on the Ministry of Health website so let's
have a look here it says. My Covid Record - now everyone in Aotearoa, New Zealand aged 16 and over
can now view their Covid 19 vaccination records online via My Covid record - so in November you'll
also be able to download vaccination certificates for use in NZ and overseas and see your Covid 19
test results. Okay so we have a link here to go straight to visit my Covid record and there's
also a video here if you need to watch that. Now let's see, okay so vaccination records, my Covid
record is where you can see the date and dose for the Covid 19 vaccinations you've already had.
The information comes from the data stored in the national Covid 19. immunization register. At this
stage vaccination records will only show up if the dose doses were administered in NZ. Please note
that these records are for personal reference and can't be used as proof of vaccination for overseas
travel. Digital Vaccination certificates for travel will be available at the end of November,
okay available later in the year so you will be able to view your most recent Covid test
results in my Covid record. My Covid record will show positive and negative results but
not those that are pending or inconclusive so a positive test will only be shown in 'my record'
72 hours after it has been processed. If you test positive for Covid19, you will be contacted
about this by phone. Okay so vaccination certificates end of November, there will be
two different vaccination certificates: one for use within NZ and one for International travel,
so your International certificates will have more personal information so it can be used
alongside your passport. So the certificates will include a QR code
which you'll be able to print or save on your smart phone, in your apple wallet or google pay.
International digital vaccination certificates: so at the end of November you'll be able to download
a digital certificate as proof of vaccination for international travel, you can choose to
print this and carry it in your passport or save it on your phone or laptop. These certificates
will meet international standards. If you need proof of vaccination before the end of November,
you can request a letter from the Ministry of Health which confirms your vaccination status,
this takes up to 10 working days - so I've done a video on that, so i will place a link
for you as well and that will be 'Requesting a vaccination confirmation letter'.
Okay Domestic Digital Vaccination Certificates: now you'll be able to download a digital domestic
vaccination certificate in late November and these will include a QR code that can be scanned
at venues, you can print this or save it to your phone. Decisions are still being made about when
proof of vaccination might be required for entry to events and venues. If you can't be vaccinated
for medical reasons, we're looking at options for how we can record this. Okay, so my Covid record
can also display your NHI number as a QR code, and this is NOT your vaccination certificate.
Now how to use my Covid record: now you can easily sign up for my Covid record by creating a
'My Health' account which allows you to access your health information online. So
you will need to provide one of the following so we can confirm your identity. Okay so a New
Zealand driver license, NZ passport, NZ birth certificate or NZ citizenship certificate. For
Australia you'll need to provide your Australian passport or your Australian birth certificate,
okay let's go ahead and sign up to my Covid record, oh actually maybe we'll just have
a look at the: Under 16's - so the minimum age for proof of vaccination has yet to be decided.
You can't currently use my Covid record if you are aged 12 to 15. So if you're aged
12 to 15 and require proof of vaccination, for example for overseas travel, you can request a
confirmation letter from the Ministry of Health, so again I have done a video for that - so i'll
put a 'link' for you to go straight there. Okay let's go ahead and sign up to my Covid record.
Okay, as you can see it says you need to create a my health account to access your vaccination
record - so let's go ahead and press start. Okay so your vaccine records are kept securely
behind a Ministry of Health identity service, next you will be taken to the service to create
a password, confirm your email address and prove your identity. Okay, let's go ahead -'next'. Okay,
so 'sign up' - you need to sign up using your email address, so there's the option there,
or 'sign up' with an existing verified realme identity. Okay so if you have ... if you don't
have a real me account, then go ahead and sign up with your email - okay let's go do that now.
Okay, now we come to this screen here, it says: before you start, you will be guided through a
number of steps to set up a my health account. The online account setup is estimated to take 10 to 15
minutes you can save your progress and return to it later. Now to complete your application,
you need one of the following documents, so like we said before, in New Zealand you need a
NZ driver license, Passport, Birth Certificate or Citizenship Certificate. For Australia - you need
a Australian Passport or Birth Certificate and you need to be 16 years or older.
Now the helpful information, it says: we search for your NHI number automatically as part of your
account setup, if we can't automatically find you we may need you to provide your NHI number
or additional information. Please agree to continue, now before you can continue you need to
read and accept this and place a check in the box. It says: "I have read and agree to the My Health
Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. I am making this application on my own behalf". Pretending to be
another person to obtain or alter their personal information is an offence under section 212 of the
privacy act 2020, and could result in a conviction and fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars.
If you're happy to go ahead, place a check in the box and press continue, or start i should say.
Now as you can see here, it says let's verify your email address, so you will use your email
address to log into your: My Health account, so go ahead and put in your email address and then
click 'send verification'. But you can also see here that the first part is: your email address,
second part is: create a password, number three: identity document, number four: NHI number and
number five: unique code. So go ahead and put in your email address and select send verification.
Next it says enter your verification code, so check your inbox for an email from 'no reply
at identity.health.nz' and enter the six digit verification code into the box below. So the box
here, so if you can't find the email, try checking your spam or junk folder. Now the verification
code will expire after five minutes, so just put your verification code in there, if you've checked
your spam and you you still can't find it then click 'I didn't receive an email'. We're now at
the 'create a password' stage, so it says here: create a password. Passwords are easily guessed,
we recommend using passphrases and avoid using the same password you you've used on other
websites. Now the password must contain one of the following criteria: at least 12 characters; or
be at least seven characters; and three of the following so: uppercase a to z; lowercase a to z;
number zero to nine and then any of these symbols here.
Okay, go ahead and enter your password and then go to 'continue'.
Okay we're up to the 'Identity Document' stage, so it says: 'confirm your identity'.
Please choose an identity document from the list below that we can use to confirm who you are.
Let's see ... at the list, and what we have to choose from, so we have the NZ drivers license,
NZ Passport, NZ Birth Certificate, NZ Citizenship Certificate, Australian Passport and Australian
Birth Certificate, okay i'm going to go ahead, and for this example I will choose NZ driver's license
and it comes up with the following, so you need to put in your full name as it appears on your NZ
Driver License, including your middle name if it appears on your NZ Driver License -so go ahead and
fill in these details: first name, middle names, last name, date of birth in this format here,
put in your license number, and then your version number, and then proceed to continue.
Okay, so now we've landed on this page here, it says 'more features coming soon,
this will include the ability to request to Covid19 vaccination certificates'.
You've got your Covid 19 vaccination record here, so it shows you the Covid 19 vaccination type
that you've had and also the date of that dose, and then dose two - again: what type of Covid
vaccine you've had there. Now it says here 'if there are any incorrect details,
if you think the details of your vaccinations are incorrect email: help@mycovidrecord.min.health.nz
or call the contact center on 0800 222 478, and over here you can view your NHI number. So we'll
click on that, you can see that you can scan your QR code to digitally share your NHI number,
so there it is there, also has your NHI number there, your name and your date of birth. Okay,
and here to the right you have the option to book a Covid 19 vaccination, get a Covid 19 test,
view My Health account details and request a Vaccination Confirmation letter for Overseas
Travel. We'll have a look at 'View My Health Account' details, okay so you can see here that
there is a code here, so this code will be used in the future as 'additional My Health
account services become available. So here you have your unique code, so it's right there, you
also have your name, your NHI number, your email address, your mobile number, your password and
you are able to change those, update them as you need, so for security - you can put your
email address in there, so this is a two-step verification process. So this is your preferred
contact method to prove it's you signing in after entering your your password. So go ahead and add
in your mobile number there if you need and that concludes today's video. Hopefully you found this
video / tutorial of assistance in helping you to access your Covid 19 vaccination record. This is
Helen Hotai, founder of 'Form Help' signing out - thanks for tuning in and have a wonderful day!