A family vaccination log kept where family records belong.
The little yellow book worked. So does an HTML file — and unlike the app, the file will still open in twenty years.
Vaccination records are the definition of long-lived personal data. They matter at school enrolment, at travel, at a new GP, and at a specialist visit thirty years later. The apps offering to hold them keep churning. A file on your machine doesn't.
Every jab, every date, every batch
Type in the vaccine, date, provider, batch number, and any reaction. That's the whole record. It's what the yellow book was.
Print for travel
Some borders still want paper. HTML prints cleanly — a stapled printout, brought along, has never been rejected for looking wrong.
Kept for life
Your child's vaccination log matters until they're eighty. Keep it in a file that will still open then.
What to reach for
Common questions
Can this replace the yellow book?
For most GPs, no — the paper card is still the primary. This is your family's durable digital copy of what's on it.
What about school enrolment forms?
Print the vaccine page from the log. It's usually enough.
Multiple children?
One file per child, or one file for the household with a section per person — whichever you prefer.
Booster reminders?
Set them in Birthday Reminders — recurring dates, offline, no push notifications.