Iowa (KCRG) – More than 700,000 Iowans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and more have received their first dose of a vaccine.
Beth Meyer, from Cedar Rapids, got her second COVID-19 vaccine in March and says she’s happy with it. “I had a few symptoms after my first injection, but could barely see it with the second injection. Unfortunately I had COVID in November, so I was expected to have a few more symptoms, ”says Meyer
Even now that her second injection is complete, Meyer says she plans to keep her vaccination card for years to come, as a reminder and as a record. “I want to know exactly on which dates I got it, I want to be able to show people exactly which photos I took and when. And it’s just good to keep records and verify that I’ve had my vaccine, ”says Meyer.
Sam Jarvis, Johnson County Public Health’s Community Health Division Manager, says the cards are important between shots for the two-dose vaccines, to keep track of dates for a second shot and get information from both shots recorded. However, even after you have been fully vaccinated, it is a good idea to keep the card. “It’s part of your medical records. We encourage people to stick to that, keep them safe. We know people have posted on Facebook and things like that, and are definitely hiding your personal information, ”says Jarvis.
But for people who lose the card anyway, or who just aren’t sentimental and don’t want to keep it, Jarvis says not to worry. These are registered in immunization registries across the country, across the country. But as always, it is part of your medical records. Your information is on it, ”says Jarvis.
The CDC recommends taking a photo of your vaccine card to have as a backup.
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