What if I lose my COVID-19 vaccination card?

During this vaccination process against COVID-19, there is one document of the utmost importance: the card stating that you have been vaccinated against the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

After you have been vaccinated for the first time, you will receive a small white card showing your full name, date of birth, the name of the vaccine you received, the batch number, the date you received the dose and the name of the professional of the health he injected you.

In addition, in the case of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, the back has the date you must return to receive the second dose.

It is important that you have this vaccination card with you so that you can receive your second dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

That card is also vital in case health authorities recommend a third booster dose – in the case of Pfizer or Moderna – or a second injection of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine.

You also need it for so-called ‘vaccination passports’ that are already in use in some countries and airlines.

But what should you do if you lose your vaccination card?

The Department of Health has recommended that when you receive your document, you make a photocopy of it or take a picture of it from both sides.

If you have lost it without first making copies of the document, you must go to the vaccination center where it was vaccinated. There you will need to present proof of identity with your full name and your social security number to get a new vaccination card.

If you did not receive your COVID-19 vaccination card at your first appointment, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that you contact the vaccination provider where your doses were administered or the department. your card.