# Issuing COVID-19 Vaccination Certificates in Jamaica ## Overview Jamaica went live with DIVOC in December 2021. It was implemented by Jamaica's Ministry of Health & Wellness. DIVOC has set up the “Digital Vaccination Certificate Portal,” which also serves as the citizen portal, as well as a system admin portal for Jamaica. The vaccination data has been integrated with CommCare. ## Platform release version 1.24.0-generic ## **Features and services** * [**Certificate generation:**](/platform/divocs-verifiable-certificate-features-2.0/creating-a-divoc-certificate.md) This is in sync with the country’s COVID-19 vaccination event. Once a person gets vaccinated, information is sent to Jamaica’s vaccination system and a certificate is automatically generated via DIVOC. * [**Certificate verification:**](/platform/divocs-verifiable-certificate-features-2.0/verifying-a-divoc-certificate.md) The citizen portal can be used to verify the QR code-based certificates that are issued after vaccination. ![](/files/qEQyGrtqJMlx0zRGOYiI) * [**Updating certificates:**](/platform/divocs-verifiable-certificate-features-2.0/updating-a-divoc-certificate.md) DIVOC has enabled a certificate update/correction API that can be used to update or correct an issued certificate if a citizen requests it. * [**Revoking certificates:**](/platform/divocs-verifiable-certificate-features-2.0/revoking-a-divoc-certificate.md) This feature has been provided to Jamaica and will be implemented soon. * SMS service: DIVOC’s certificate module has been integrated with the SMS gateway service facilitated by Jamaica. As part of this service, a notification is sent to every citizen after they get vaccinated, informing them to download their certificates from the citizen portal. * [**Downloading certificates:**](https://divoc.digit.org/products/pages/ZewaVGl8Ggsp0imFvYlb#2.-for-downloading-a-certificate) Beneficiaries of the vaccination program can log in to the citizen portal using the 10-digit mobile number that they had used during registration and then click on “download your vaccination certificate” to view and download certificates. ![](/files/xqzuPOQzVRaO44qsvxOq) * **Print facility:** The staff or administrator at a facility will be provided with a login to use this feature to search for certificates and print them on behalf of the citizens. When a citizen walks into a facility, the staff will use the information (mobile number or date of birth) provided by him/her to search for the vaccination certificate. Once they find the certificate on the portal, the staff can download and print it. ![](/files/DdU5ipq4vgvpuxdA0tic) ## Standards used * All COVID-19 certificates are generated as per the WHO-Digital Documentation of COVID-19 Certificates (DDCC) data specification. [![Creative Commons License](https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by/4.0/80x15.png)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)*All content on this page by* [*eGov Foundation*](https://egov.org.in/) *is licensed under a* [*Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License*](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)*.* --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://divoc.digit.org/products/issuing-covid-19-vaccination-certificates-in-jamaica.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.