Lose Your COVID-19 Vaccination Card? Here's How To Get A Copy In Wisconsin

WISCONSIN — As COVID-19 cases rise and hospitals are overburdened by the omicron variant in Wisconsin, health officials urged vaccination as the No. 1 tool to fight back.

And as the pandemic continues, it is likely that more businesses will require residents to show a vaccine card before dining, drinking or seeing live music.

Everyone who gets their shots gets a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention card. Some places will accept digital photos of cards — or a negative COVID-19 test — but not all businesses will have the same screening process. Some may require the original vaccine card.

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Wisconsinites can get a replacement card by calling their vaccination provider, Wisconsin Department of Health Services communications specialist Elizabeth Goodsitt told Patch.

People can also find their records in the Wisconsin Immunization Registry, which has COVID-19 vaccine information.

The registry doesn't offer replacement cards, but residents can print out their immunization history, the City of Milwaukee Health Department said in a statement. State health services can't issue COVID-19 vaccination cards, the department said on its website.

Making or buying fake COVID-19 vaccination cards is illegal and punishable under federal law, state and federal officials said. People were advised against posting their vaccine cards on social media, as photos can be used fraudulently as well.

"Those who might claim to be vaccinated when they are not are putting themselves and their loved ones at risk of contracting COVID-19," health services Secretary-designee Karen Timberlake said. Timberlake said the best way to fight the COVID-19 surge is to get vaccinated and encourage friends and family to do the same.