Health authorities clarify how to register jabs received abroad

Residents who have been inoculated with Covid-19 vaccines outside Macau can register the inoculations into their health codes by presenting their vaccine certificates at one of the vaccination posts or healthcare centers, Dr Leong Iek Hou, coordinator at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, clarified in a reply to an inquiry from the Times.

Leong said that people in this situation may directly bring their original Covid-19 vaccination record issued by the authorities of the place of vaccination together with their identification document to a healthcare center or one of the community vaccination posts.

According to the Health Bureau’s (SSM) specific webpage for information on Covid-19 vaccination in Macau, “for other vaccination stations including the Conde de São Januário Hospital Center, Macau Forum, Kiang Wu Hospital, the University Hospital, Workers’ Medical Clinics, among others, such requests can be made at the registration counter without prior booking.”

After receiving the documents, the SSM will verify the authenticity of the vaccination record provided and the record will be then registered into the local Covid-19 vaccination record system.

After this procedure, the vaccination history will be displayed in the Macao Health Code as per those vaccinated locally.

However, the SSM notes that local health authorities will not issue a vaccination certificate or a printed vaccination record to people not vaccinated locally. If residents need or wish to keep the original document, it should be requested of the medical authorities of the place where the vaccine was given.