Digital passports – Page 2

Vaccine passports? EU to reopen to American tourists this summer, but travelers must have proof of ‘APPROVED’ jabs, Brussels says

Posted on April 28, 2021April 28, 2021By Editor

Americans will be able to travel to the EU this summer when the bloc’s nations reopen for tourism, the head of the European Commission has said – but only those who show proof of vaccination with an “approved” jab will be let in. … Read More >Vaccine passports? EU to reopen to American tourists this summer, but travelers must have proof of ‘APPROVED’ jabs, Brussels says

France becomes 1st EU state to trial Covid vaccine certificate for all of Europe

Posted on April 22, 2021April 22, 2021By Editor

France has become the first country in Europe to embrace a “digital coronavirus travel certificate” system – a controversial electronic vaccine passport similar to those that have surfaced in Israel and parts of the US. … Read More >France becomes 1st EU state to trial Covid vaccine certificate for all of Europe

World

WHO rejects Covid passport schemes over fears vaccines don’t stop virus transmission

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021By Editor

The World Health Organization (WHO) has staunchly rejected the use of Covid passports to reopen travel in a meeting of its emergency committee, over concerns that vaccinations alone won’t prevent the transmission of the virus. … Read More >WHO rejects Covid passport schemes over fears vaccines don’t stop virus transmission

Shows

Vaccine passports & protests in Haiti

Posted on April 9, 2021April 9, 2021By Editor

Vaccine passports stir controversy while more than 100 countries call for an end to Big Pharma’s control of vaccines. There are no Covid vaccines in Haiti as protests over the Haitian Constitution continue. A new Utah law requires biological fathers to pay half of all pregnancy-related costs. … Read More >Vaccine passports & protests in Haiti

Business

Boom Bust digs into privacy issues of blockchain-protected digital ‘vaccine passports’

Posted on April 4, 2021April 4, 2021By Editor

South Korea announced it will roll out blockchain-protected digital ‘vaccine passports’ to immunized citizens, joining other nations introducing such certificates. This could allow travelers to show digital proof of vaccination. … Read More >Boom Bust digs into privacy issues of blockchain-protected digital ‘vaccine passports’

Asia & Pacific

Only those with Covid vaccine passport will be able to return to their ‘daily lives’, South Korean PM says

Posted on April 3, 2021April 3, 2021By Editor

Seoul has announced it will issue digital certificates verifying a person’s Covid-19 vaccination status, becoming the latest nation to adopt the controversial measure as a means to reopen cross-border travel. … Read More >Only those with Covid vaccine passport will be able to return to their ‘daily lives’, South Korean PM says

EU digital vaccine certificates for Covid-19 could be ready in May, says Spanish foreign minister

Posted on April 1, 2021April 1, 2021By Editor

A senior Spanish minister has said she believes that the EU’s digital vaccine certificate could be rolled out as early as May but says it will be ready by the end of June at the latest despite the bloc’s inoculation challenges. … Read More >EU digital vaccine certificates for Covid-19 could be ready in May, says Spanish foreign minister

USA

Huge privacy implications’: Florida Gov. DeSantis vows to ban ‘vaccine passports’ as Biden admin joins forces with Big Tech

Posted on April 1, 2021April 1, 2021By Editor

Governor Ron DeSantis said he will take executive action to ban ‘vaccine passports’ across Florida, blasting the concept as invasive and unnecessary as the White House takes a bigger role in organizing private-sector Covid passes. … Read More >Huge privacy implications’: Florida Gov. DeSantis vows to ban ‘vaccine passports’ as Biden admin joins forces with Big Tech

Asia & Pacific

‘Covid-19 passport’ trials: Singapore Airlines to test digital health ID for flights to London

Posted on March 9, 2021March 9, 2021By Editor

Singapore Airlines has announced that its flights to London will begin using a mobile app that verifies passengers’ Covid-19 status, as part of a pilot program for a health passport that could be adopted around the world. … Read More >‘Covid-19 passport’ trials: Singapore Airlines to test digital health ID for flights to London

Denmark to pioneer digital vaccine passports to restart normal life

Posted on February 5, 2021February 5, 2021By Editor

Denmark’s government has said digital vaccine passports will be used “in three, four months” to restart life in the country. And by the end of February, Danes can check their status online and print off their vaccination certs. … Read More >Denmark to pioneer digital vaccine passports to restart normal life

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