“Yes, folks should still hang onto your vaccine cards,” he said. Jared Auclair, an associate teaching professor of chemistry and chemical biology in the College of Science at Northeastern, recommends keeping your card at hand. “I have mine with me, but I haven’t used it in ages,” Northeastern student Deanna Turner said. However, since the card is no longer required in so many places, some are left wondering: why bother?

Photos by Matthew Modoono and Adam Glanzman/Northeastern Universityĭo we still need to hold onto COVID-19 vaccination cards? While many COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted, including in Boston, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still recommends holding onto your card and taking a photo of it. “I’ve never used it.” Left to right: Jared Auclair, an associate teaching professor of chemistry and chemical biology in the College of Science at Northeastern, and Brandon Dionne, associate clinical professor in the department of pharmacy and health sciences at Northeastern.

“I have it in my wallet,” fellow student Emily Xu said. “It’s tucked away at home, I think,” said Northeastern student Kenny Nguyen, who was hanging out with friends near Centennial Common on Northeastern’s Boston campus this week. Where is your COVID-19 vaccination card? Is it in your wallet or purse? Is it at home, buried in a pile of mail? Is it lost?

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