Forbes January 18, 2021
Enrique Dans

The work carried out by the Vaccination Credential Initiative, a coalition of technology and health companies to develop a vaccination passport, is increasingly being seen as essential if we are to return to normality. The passport would be an electronic document in an app (with the possibility of generating a hard copy with a QR code for verification) that would prove that the holder has been immunized against COVID-19.

The document, equivalent to the so-called Yellow Card (International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis) used for travel to countries that require proof of yellow fever vaccination, would be required for activities ranging from travel to work, study, or for access to all kinds of events, and would provide details about the...

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