# Why does the US have such a low tech and easily forged vaccine card

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**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [May 27, 2021, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-us-have-such-a-low-tech-and-easily-forged-vaccine-card/943045 "2021-05-27T16:36:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-us-have-such-a-low-tech-and-easily-forged-vaccine-card/943045/56 "2021-05-28T13:35:24Z")

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If push comes to shove, Rite-Aid and Blue Shield have records of my vaccinations. Luckily, my first international trip since COVID is to a country starved for tourist dollars and unlikely to get fussy about how official my vaccination card looks.

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