October 4, 2023 – The CDC has stopped issuing the small white COVID vaccination cards that were required for travel or attending large events in the course of the pandemic and have appeared countless times in selfies.
“CDC is no longer distributing CDC white COVID-19 vaccination cards or maintaining vaccination records,” the CDC now says advises. “Contact your state’s health department Vaccination information system (IIS). Your state’s IIS cannot provide you with a vaccination certificate, but it can provide a digital or paper copy of your complete vaccination record, including your COVID-19 vaccinations.”
Some pharmacies or health facilities where the vaccines are administered can also have the opportunity to issue a vaccination certificate.
According to CNN, major pharmacy chains like CVS, Walmart and Walgreens don't require cards to get the updated COVID-19 vaccination, although most recommend bringing them if people still have them. Most pharmacies update the cards with the brand new vaccination information when people present the cardboard.
“If patients receiving the vaccine request that the dose be added to the vaccination card the patient already has, our pharmacists are happy to do so,” Walmart said in a press release to CNN.
The U.S. will not require travelers entering the U.S. or residents getting back from international travel to indicate proof of vaccination. Americans planning international travel can get country-specific information Travel advice published by the US Department of State.