Ticket to ride: Vaccine passports, the route out of Covid-19 lockdown?
22 March 2021 |
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If you’re planning a holiday this year, you might need to remember a new holiday essential along with your passport and sunscreen: The European Commission has unveiled plans for a so-called Digital Green Pass. The certificate will come in the form of a QR code, showing either that its carrier has been vaccinated against Covid-19, has tested negative for it, or developed natural immunity after having contracted the deadly disease.
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