Millions of Americans who are expected to receive the new COVID-19 vaccinations in coming months will need to take two doses of the drug – and the U.S. government says it will issue a vaccine card and use other tools to help people follow through with their immunizations.
“We’ve set up everything [in] a draconian process, where when we sent out the ancillary kits which have needles and syringes, we’ve included paper cards to be filled out and … given to the individuals, reminding them of their next vaccine due date,” Army Gen. Gustave Perna, Warp Speed’s chief operating officer, said at a briefing Wednesday.
People who receive the vaccine cards will be encouraged to take a photo of them or keep them in their wallet, Perna said.
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