Be Mindful of Sharing Your COVID Vaccine Card

Posted by Karen Joy Fletcher on April 30, 2021

Remember to be be mindful of what you share on social media. Posting your COVID-19 vaccine card can provide pieces of key information that scammers can use to steal your identity or manufacture fake COVID-19 vaccine cards.

Instead of posting your vaccine card, the HHS Office of Inspector General and Federal Trade Commission suggest you post pictures of your Band-Aid or the sticker you get.

About Karen Joy Fletcher

Our blogger Karen Joy Fletcher is CHA's Communications Director. With a Masters in Public Health from UC Berkeley, she is the online "public face" of the organization, provides technical expertise, writing and research on Medicare and other health care issues. She is responsible for digital content creation, management of CHA’s editorial calendar, and managing all aspects of CHA’s social media presence. She loves being a "communicator" and enjoys networking and collaborating with the passionate people and agencies in the health advocacy field. See her current articles.

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