Say goodbye to the COVID-19 vaccination card. The CDC has stopped printing them
Source: ABC News/AP
October 4, 2023, 2:20 PM
It's the end of an era for a once-critical pandemic document: The ubiquitous white COVID-19 vaccination cards are being phased out.
Now that COVID-19 vaccines are not being distributed by the federal government, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stopped printing new cards.
The federal government shipped more than 980 million cards between late 2020, when the first vaccines came out, through May 10, according to the latest available data from the CDC.
Federal and local health officials don't expect the discontinuation of the cards to be a particularly big change, since the days of keeping them tucked in purses and wallets to ensure entry into festivals, bars and restaurants are largely over. If you’ve held on to your card, it’s still valid as proof of vaccination. Otherwise, people who need their COVID-19 immunization records will need to request them just like any other vaccine.
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R.I.P. little card.
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they started a 2nd card and stapled it to my original. So have a couple more lines to go on it when I get this year's shot.
I will say they have optimized the process a bit and have the forms partially filled out when you arrive. The worst part of the whole process has been the forms and the waiting around. But it's once a year and all expenses are covered so kind of a First World problem.
Whenever I'm at the pharmacy I always wonder what in God's Hell are they doing back there. 
my cell phone reception is much better 
So the pharmacist filled out a new card, so I now have three cards. 
And I'm almost out of room. 
my pharmacy gave me a 2nd card and recorded what was my shot #5 on that new card, and then stapled the new card to the old one.
If anything, having it handy helps to jog the memory about when the last shot was given, which is good for those who need to get additional "booster" shots during a year. 
and now have the 2 cards in there since I needed the new card to get more lines!
But she had no idea how many shots there would be, now we know. I hope I can persuade my brother to get the next one as well. 
although they know that for some people, the effect wanes after about 4/5 months. So the CDC may end up recommending/allowing additional shots for certain vulnerable groups. I think given what you have mentioned about your brother, he would probably be good for a once a year since he is not out in any crowds!
But the clinic at the nearby mall isn't there anymore. There's also a CVS in that same mall, but it's also in a Target store so obviously most people there aren't going for vaccinations. But you're right, his only exposure is probably to me - he even gets his prescription by going through a drive-thru.
