From News Nation:
“Don’t laminate your vaccination card, CDC says”
It’s important
to keep your COVID-19 vaccination card between doses so that you have proof of
vaccination, and in the case that eventual booster shots are needed. But should
you laminate it, as Office Depot and Staples are offering to do for free? It
might not be the best idea. There have been multiple reports of the lamination
process making the ink on the vaccination card illegible. In one county in
Florida, officials said they received multiple calls regarding vaccine cards
being hard-to-read after laminating. “In some locations, a label is placed on
the card that talks about the vaccine brand and lot number, and those have been
printed on thermal printer labels,” said Tom Iovino, the public information
officer for the Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County. “So what
happens is if you put them through a thermal laminator, they will be completely
black and illegible.” Instead, CDC officials recommend making photocopies of
the card and taking a photo — of the front and back — with your phone.
^ I made copies
of my Covid Vaccine Card (and took pictures on my phone) after just getting my
first dose and planning on doing the same after the more important second dose.
I wish the CDC had made the card small enough so it could easily fit in a
regular-sized wallet. ^
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