Staples will laminate vaccine cards for free, but some archivists and conservators warn that laminating the card could damage it, as well as render it useless to update the information if needed.

Keep the card, laminate it and put it in your wallet.” “And in terms of what value that card will have, other than your own personal health, (is) to be determined,” Murphy added.

Proof is the most important thing -- laminated or not Some worry that getting their vaccine cards laminated will cause trouble in the future if COVID-19 vaccine booster shots are needed.