The CDC says you should do it immediately once you have been vaccinated
The Agency recommends taking this first step right after receiving your doses.
The rhythm of the deployment of Covid-19 vaccines in the United States has picked up speed. According to American centers for control and prevention of diseases (CDC), more than a quarter of the populationreceived at least one dose on March 25th. But as moreStates start opening eligibility In the coming weeks, the CDC has published an update of their guidelines exhorting people toTake a picture of their vaccine recording card Immediately once they have been vaccinated. Read to see why this simple step is so important and for more official information, seeThe CDC says not to take this after your vaccine without OK from your doctor.
The CDC says to take a picture of your vaccine card and keep it in a safe place.
The last addition of the Agency to their guidelines reminds that anyone obtained should receive a vaccination card that lists the type of vaccine you received, thedate you receivedand the location of where you were vaccinated. Since the information on this card are important, the CDC recommends that you keep on the map or store it in a safe place and "considerTake a picture of your vaccination card as a backup copy. "
The agency also advises that if you do not receive a card after you get your first dose for any reason, "contact the vaccination provider site where you have been vaccinated or your state's health service to find out how you can Get a card. "
You may soon need the map for some activities.
In addition to maintaining important information, your reception file of your blows will be important because life begins to return to normal. "AThe vaccination card is a tool that people can use to declare that they have a certain level of protection against Covid, "John Brownstein, PhD, an epidemiologist at the Boston Children's Hospital, told ABC News.
"Whether at school, entertainment or travel places, there will be an expectation to resume these activities to retest and enter quarantine or to produce proof of vaccination," he added, recommending That people store their cards completed with other important elements. documents such as passports, social security cards or birth certificates. And for more where you should not go after getting your doses, checkDr. Faisci just said to avoid this a place, even if you are vaccinated.
The information can also be important for the recall shots.
While vaccines that are currently administered have beenproved to be very effectiveIt is unlikely that the first round of Covid-19 moves the last. As some pharmaceutical companies have started working onVersions Updates of the Vaccine In response to new variants of the virus,Kruka Kuppalli, MD, Vice-President of the Infectious Diseases of the Global Health Society of America and a biosafety expert at the Johns Hopkins Health Center, told ABC News that the vaccination mark and the number of Lots written on your card could be important when the time comes for a booster shot.
"It's important for people to have a record of what vaccine they received and when they had their shots," Kuppalli said.
You can always get a replacement if you lose your card.
If you already havemisplaced your coveted vaccine cardThere is no reason to panic. According toAMESH ADALJA, MD, a specialist in infectious diseases and a senior scholar at the University Hopkins University Health Center ", you should come back to where you were vaccinated" to get the information and a replacement card.
If your vaccination site can not help you, another option is to call the health service of your condition, which should also have your information on its recording in their vaccination database. And for more information on how you can prepare for your shots, seeThe CDC does not tell this within 2 weeks of your Covid vaccine.
