EU Digital/paper! Certs, the Megathread - threadbans in OP

Most of the country still doesn't have PCCs, that would be even patchier than using GPs.

Hi

The recently opened self service portal allows people who have received a DCC with badly spelled name to modify it to the correct name.

I filled out one out 6 days ago and got a simple "thanks, you will get your new cert in 5 days". Didn't happen.

At the time, there was no confirmation reference number given nor no email confirmation of the operation so no tracking is possible.

Has anybody had success with this? It could be another flawed process.

Cheers!

Hi Supercell,

Thanks for answer. i thought it would be better than the phone line, because the loong DCC number is much easier to type than say over the phone, so I honestly believed the five days.

I'm tempted to resubmit ... even though you're right about the swamping - it will hinder and not help. They should have generated a reference number to avoid resubmissions or said 10 days instead of 5.

cheers!

Exact same message here. I got vaccinated yesterday and no cert came through. Two people that I knew of got the same vaccine in the same venue yesterday and got the cert before midnight. Wonder if it’s just a delay on mine or should I call them and wait 5 hours for someone to pick up the phone?

I got that reply from HSE

After hours waiting to speak to someone last week and then inputting the details on the portal we finally got the certificate emailed tonight. It was for my husband who got his vaccines at a local health centre. When I rang the helpline initially they had no eircode or email for him!

My son finally got his cert at 2.15am this morning(4weeksafter vaccine) . Endless calls to helpline and eventually had to resort to contacting a td. All sorted now and ready to travel Monday morning. 😁

Same here, modified Covid Cert finally came through, late, but it did arrive.

My updated cert arrived at 23:50 last night.

Not one place I've been has scanned the code, just asked if I was vaxxed and showed them the QR code. Scanned it myself to ensure it was valid.when i was a week vaxxed

Anyone know who to talk to about my cert, I received it today but my name is misspelled on it.

I don't know if that is of little relevance or if it will be spelled that way on future covid related stuff, but I also find it annoying. It's almost a different name, and depending on who is reading it, could be taken as a different name.

Same here. A few places asked for cert proof I just showed them on the phone a quick glance and then ya your fine no way they could've seen my name. I've heard a few people saying they've e mailed the cert to friends who aren't vaccinated who then just show it to whichever venue they go to. It seems like a fairly loose system. One pub in Cork city asked for ID to check it's the name on the cert but that's one out of about 10 places I've been too.

I haven't received mine yet and I'm at lost to understand why when most people seem to be getting theirs the day after their 2nd shot. I registered via the portal, got vaccinated in swords/helix, got 2nd on Thursday evening but still nothing, my details are correct on the portal and it says 2nd shot received but when I log in the Certificate website it says to call the helpline.

This might be useful for someone. I had one vaccine in Ireland and second dose in another EU country. Was having no luck with helpline or forms.

Today I took both paper records into a pharmacy in Germany and they printed the DCC for me in 2 mins, no charge, not at all surprised by the request. I also have confirmation from a French pharmacy by email that they would do the same for me if I needed.

In other EU countries they just give you the cert when you get vaccinated. Seems like the HSE like making things harder for themselves.