Context
European Union countries have indicated towards attempting to create a ‘vaccine passport’ for citizens that can be used for traveling. While the World Health Organization (WHO) has not supported the idea of Vaccine Passport.
About the vaccine passport
- It is an electronic record of vaccination in the form of a QR code.
- It is easily accessible through a smartphone or can be stored on the device.
- It can be printed out also.
- It would be easy to use, and relatively inexpensive.
- It is simply similar documentation like the physical card of US and Yellow card of WHO, that is given to people when they receive the vaccine.
- Objection: The main objection is coming regarding the privacy issue of the people
Other Similar Initiatives
- Digital Green Pass or a physical certificate in Israel
- CommonPass, developed by Commons Project
- Travel Pass, International Air Transport Association’s system
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