The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are no longer printing the COVID vaccination cards that became a trademark of the pandemic, according to its website.
“CDC no longer distributes the white CDC COVID-19 Vaccination cards and does not maintain vaccination records,” the CDC website states on its Frequently Asked Questions page under a banner reading “After Your Vaccine.”
The CDC further instructs those looking to secure a copy of their vaccination records to contact their state health department’s immunization information system (IIS).
“Your state’s IIS cannot issue you a vaccination card, but they can provide a digital or paper copy of your full vaccination record, including your COVID-19 vaccinations,” the CDC site reads.
The white vaccination card was administered for each person after they received their first dose of a COVID vaccine. It included the place, date and type of vaccine.
Once the vaccines became more widely available, many places of business required proof of vaccination to enter their establishments in order to prevent the spread of COVID. The vaccines have been shown to reduce the likelihood of getting COVID and the severity of any illness people do contract. Vaccine recipients have also been found to be less likely to spread the illness to others.
