COVID-19 Upload Instructions

COVID-19 Vaccination Required for Boston In-person Participation

ATC 2022 Attendees, Exhibitors, Press and ATC/ASTS/AST Staff must be fully vaccinated and provide COVID-19 Vaccination Status to gain access to the ATC 2022 meeting facilities.

Please Upload Your COVID-19 Vaccination Status Prior to Arriving in Boston, MA.

Upload Instructions

ATC has partnered with HealthShield built by 42Chat, an award-winning and nationally recognized leader in A.I. chatbot deployment.  The ATC 2022 chatbot, will assist you in uploading your vaccination status and also be available during ATC to provide you immediate responses.

The ATC2022 chatbot is named "TX".

Upload via Desktop or Mobile Device

Registered US and International Participants: 
  1. Click here to be taken to the ATC 2022 chatbot, TX.
  2. Type Hi in the text box.
  3. An Upload Tool button message will appear where you can upload your vaccination status.
  4. You will receive an email from support@42chat.com, once your once your vaccination status is approved with a green check mark.
  5. Approval review takes 24 - 48 hours from upload.
  6. You will need to show your green check mark at the ATC Vaccination Verification counter located in Hall A, Plaza Level of the Hynes Convention Center before you print your ATC registration badge.

Or US Attendees: Open your mobile phone camera and scan the QR code below.

  1. An Upload Tool button message will appear where you can upload your vaccination status
  2. ​You will receive a SMS text message once your vaccination status is approved with a green check mark.
  3. Approval review takes 24 - 48 hours from upload.
  4. You will need to show your green check mark at the ATC Vaccination Verification counter located in Hall A, Plaza Level of the Hynes Convention Center before you print your ATC registration badg.
  5. A SMS text message reminder with your green check mark will be sent on Friday, June 3rd for quick access.

Upload via SMS Text Message

US Participants who have Uploaded Mobile Phone Numbers during Registration Only:
  1. A SMS text message will be sent from the ATC 2022 chatbot, TX, with information to upload your vaccination status.
  2. You can upload via SMS text message or by clicking on the link above.
  3. You will receive a SMS text message once your vaccination status is approved with a green check mark.
  4. Approval review takes 24 - 48 hours from upload.
  5. You will need to show your green check mark at the ATC Vaccination Verification counter located in Hall A, Plaza Level of the Hynes Convention Center before you print your ATC registration badge.
  6. A SMS text message reminder with your green check mark will be sent on Friday, June 3rd for quick access.

HealthShield FAQ's

Is the HealthShield tool HIPAA compliant? 

We are not collecting or processing any information that is covered by HIPAA.  Neither your company or 42Chat (the maker of HealthShield) are a “covered entity” under HIPAA rules.

Is my data secure?

HealthShield is built by 42Chat, an award-winning and nationally recognized leader in A.I. chatbot deployment. HealthShield is GDPR compliant and US Commerce Department “Privacy Shield” compliant. The security measures meet or exceed all current industry standards.

Who has access to the data we provide?

The HealthShield system only displays the Green Check, Yellow Approval Pending or Red Warning to anyone but the admin users.  Admin users are required to capture, collate, and report that data (or make available for review) for the Health Department if requested.

Can all users see each other's results?

No, HealthShield participants cannot see the results of others. The only users who can see results are the admins (typically the HR department).

Why is the HealthShield safer than logging symptoms manually?

The HealthShield system does not require any user to touch any item other than their own phone. All the underlying reports are stored digitally without any additional need for document or paper / pen / clipboard handling. (The current most common practice is to capture this data on a piece of paper that will end up being handled by several if not dozens of people). Doing so puts every one of those participants at risk).

Are special permissions required for the app like location, camera, video, or microphone, etc?

HealthShield is not an app, there is nothing to download. Simply send a text, take a survey online, and get a text answer. There are no permissions required.

How do I download the app?

HealthShield is not an app, there is nothing to download. Simply send a text, take a survey online, and get a text answer. There are no permissions required.

What are the questions asked in the survey?

The easiest way to see the questions and process is to simply text the HealthShield. Go through the process – it literally takes 15 seconds.
We have utilized CDC compliant questions that seek to group risk factors without the need to expose the detailed answer. Please note, the questions may change as CDC compliance changes best practice recommendations or identifies new risk profiles.

What symptoms are being tracked?

We do NOT track symptoms. We ask three CDC compliant questions to which the user responds with a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer.

Why is this information being collected?

We are capturing information that is REQUIRED BY STATE REGULATIONS.