So you finally got the Covid-19 vaccine record card. What should you do now? (Photo... [] From: Michael Siluk/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Now that you have finally got the Covid-19 vaccine record card, proving that you have been vaccinated, should you do what you did to any important thing in life: laminate it?

After all, nothing would say, "I love you, I need you, I want to protect you", and the same is true for lamination, right? Did Aqua tell you "Life in Plastic, It's Amazing" in the song "Barbie Girl", even if that song is not really about laminated vaccination cards?

There are many ways to laminate your Covid-19 vaccine record card. For example, OfficeMax and Office Depot offer to copy your Covid-19 vaccine record card and laminate the copies in their US stores for free before July 25, 2021. Obviously Staples is also offering free lamination before May 1. Please remember that this offer is only applicable to the Covid-19 vaccine record card. So don't try to insert your One Direction fan club membership card at the same time. If you feel you need to laminate everything else in your apartment or home, you can also buy a laminator.

But before you rush to wrap the card in plastic, consider a few things. Every time a Covid-19 vaccine dose is obtained, the Covid-19 vaccination record card does have multiple lines. This is probably not the last time you get the Covid-19 vaccine. If you have just received the first dose of Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna vaccine, you may need a second dose. In addition, the protective effect of the COvid-19 vaccine may not last forever. It is likely that you will need a booster dose soon. As the following tweet warns, laminating your card prevents anyone from entering subsequent vaccinations on your card:

In addition, the lamination process may stain or smear the ink on the Covid-19 vaccine record card, which may make it unreadable. Therefore, if you want to laminate the card, make sure that at least the ink is dry, and then make a copy of the card first. This will protect you if there is a "smudge activity" when the card is laminated. In addition, now is not the time to reduce costs on lamination. The card needs to be easy to read through lamination.

Regardless of whether your card is filmed or not, here are seven ways to protect this very important card:

1. Take a photo of your Covid-19 vaccine record card.

This shouldn't be your selfie, "Woohoo!" Only includes the actual card. And don't be too artistic and use fashionable lighting and cat filters. Make sure that the photo shows all the content of the card as clearly as possible.

2. Don't stop at one serving.

It is best to keep multiple copies of the Covid-19 vaccine record card in different locations. A copy is easy to lose. Two copies allow you to lose one copy and still have another copy. Three servings are even better. Of course, 728,117 copies may be a bit too much. When you can't find a pile of other things under the copies of Covid-19 vaccine record cards in your apartment or house, you may have gone overboard.

3. Store the copy in a safe place.

Your Facebook page is not a safe location. Other people, including strangers, can easily read and download any content you post. Treat the photo of your vaccination card as you would a photo of you naked on a spring pole, away from public view. Or at least, blur sensitive areas. In addition, even if no one seems to be viewing your page, the same is true for Facebook and its algorithms, who knows what they might collect and where they might sell this information. In fact, do not post a copy of the Covid-19 vaccine card on any social media platform. It's like saying, "Hey, stranger, take my information! I don't care." The same goes for dating apps and websites. Of course, "has been vaccinated" may be more like a selling point than "bare shirts can catch fish" on the dating profile. But people can use your photos to make fake vaccine record cards. Yes, shocking but true, people are willing to lie about things like vaccinations.

4. Store the copy in a clean and climate-controlled place.

Protect your card from any elements that may reduce the writing on the card or card material. Do not leave the card under leaking pipes, toilets, window sills, saunas, underwear, honeycombs, or any place not subject to climate control. No, your underwear is not subject to climate control. Due to certain, cough, elements, the climate there will change a lot every few hours or so.

5. Ask your vaccination site how you will access the records in the future.

Although there is currently no formal national system to track Covid-19 vaccination, the places and organizations that provide you with the vaccine may keep records. This assumes that they are a legal vaccination site, not "the restroom of a local doughnut shop" or "some guy named Victor wants to sell you some jewelry." Before leaving the vaccination site, ask They how can you access your records if you lose your original Covid-19 vaccine card.

6. Keep a copy of the Covid-19 vaccine record card with your other travel and identification documents.

You never know when and where you need to show your Covid-19 vaccination card. In the near future, airlines, hotels, gyms, restaurants, and other businesses may require you to show a vaccination certificate to enter and use their services. Therefore, it may be helpful to keep all the necessary files in one place.

7. Do not let others copy your Covid-19 vaccine record card.

Your Covid-19 vaccine record card will contain sensitive information, such as your date of birth. Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, do not let others copy your card, they will ensure your information is safe. Also do not send a copy of the card via email. Your email can be as secure as a wicker bank vault.

Every country has a system to record Covid-19 vaccination. After receiving AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccination at the Far East Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan, a nurse held the Covid vaccination... [] record card. (Photo: Daniel Tsang/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Similarly, there is currently no formal system to track who is vaccinated and who is not. This is because the Covid-19 vaccine launched in 2020 is as carefully planned as the ballroom dancing competition of the Groundhog Project. The government can even establish some kind of tracking system before launching the Covid-19 vaccine. But they did not. Therefore, it is up to you to maintain and protect your own records. You never know when and why you need this card in the future.