Get vaccinated.

 Get your smartphone.

Get started with v-safe.

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What is v-safe?

V-safe is a smartphone-based tool that uses text messaging and

web surveys to provide personalized health check-ins after you

receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Through v-safe, you can quickly

tell CDC if you have any side effects after getting the COVID-19

vaccine. Depending on your answers, someone from CDC may call

to check on you. And v-safe will remind you to get your second

COVID-19 vaccine dose if you need one.

Your participation in CDC’s v-safe makes a difference — it helps 

keep COVID-19 vaccines safe.

How can I participate?

Once you get a COVID-19 vaccine, you can enroll in v-safe using 

your smartphone. Participation is voluntary and you can opt out at 

any time. You will receive text messages from v-safe around 2 p.m.

local time. To opt out, simply text “STOP” when v-safe sends you a 

text message. You can also start v-safe again by texting “START.” 

How long do v-safe check-ins last?

During the first week after you get your vaccine, v-safe will send 

you a text message each day to ask how you are doing. Then you 

will get check-in messages once a week for up to 5 weeks. The 

questions v-safe asks should take less than 5 minutes to answer. 

If you need a second dose of vaccine, v-safe will provide a new 

6-week check-in process so you can share your second-dose

vaccine experience as well. You’ll also receive check-ins 3, 6, and

12 months after your final dose of vaccine.

Is my health information safe?

Yes. Your personal information in v-safe is protected so that it stays 

confidential and private.*

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Use your smartphone 

to tell CDC about 

any side effects after 

getting the COVID-19 

vaccine. You’ll also get 

reminders if you need a 

second vaccine dose.

Sign up with your 

smartphone’s browser at 

vsafe.cdc.gov

OR

Aim your smartphone’s 

camera at this code

* To the extent v-safe uses existing information systems managed by CDC, FDA, and other federal

agencies, the systems employ strict security measures appropriate for the data’s level of sensitivity.

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How to register and use v-safe

You will need your smartphone and information about the COVID-19 vaccine you received. This 

information can be found on your vaccination record card; if you cannot find your card, please contact 

your healthcare provider.

Register

1. Go to the v-safe website using one of the two options below:

Complete a v-safe health check-in

1. When you receive a v-safe check-in text message on your smartphone, click the link when ready.

2. Follow the instructions to complete the check-in.

OR

Use your smartphone’s 

browser to go to

vsafe.cdc.gov

Aim your smartphone’s 

camera at this code

Troubleshooting

How can I come back and finish a check-in 

later if I’m interrupted?

 Click the link in the text message reminder to restart

and complete your check-in.

How do I update my vaccine information after 

my second COVID-19 vaccine dose?

 V-safe will automatically ask you to update your

second dose information. Just follow the instructions.

Need help with v-safe?

Call 800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636)

TTY 888-232-6348

Open 24 hours, 7 days a week

Visit www.cdc.gov/vsafe

U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Service

Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention 

2. Read the instructions. Click Get Started.

3. Enter your name, mobile number, and other requested information. Click Register.

4. You will receive a text message with a verification code on your smartphone. Enter the code in

v-safe and click Verify.

5. At the top of the screen, click Enter vaccine information.

6. Select which COVID-19 vaccine you received (found on your vaccination record card; if you cannot

find your card, please contact your healthcare provider). Then enter the date you were vaccinated.

Click Next.

7. Review your vaccine information. If correct, click Submit. If not, click Go Back.

8. Congrats! You’re all set! If you complete your registration before 2 p.m. local time, v-safe will start

your initial health check-in around 2 p.m. that day. If you register after 2 p.m., v-safe will start your

initial health check-in immediately after you register — just follow the instructions.

You will receive a reminder text message from v-safe when it’s time for the next check-in — around

2 p.m. local time. Just click the link in the text message to start the check-in.