In the early stages of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, you may have seen recommendations and reports to laminate your vaccine record card and carry it with you like you do other forms of identification.

If that happens, you might have to call the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, which has directed HR staff to accept a laminated Social Security card on at least two occasions in recent years.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) emphasizes that the Social Security number (SSN) card is not an identification document. Individuals are only required to show this card wh ...