The European Union has determined the name of its vaccination certificate, the name has raised doubts about why it is designated in that way, and so the European Union has given a broad answer to the reasons that they led her to designate a “digital green certificate” to her vaccination passport. The EU has made it very clear that the certificate will not discriminate against the rights of free movement of any individual, a concern that had been brewing in recent months.
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The motivations for the name “digital green certificate”
The European Union has made it clear that first of all the name refers to the fact that it is not dealing with a passport; It does not grant travel rights to enter or leave a country, as a passport does. Manuel Muñiz, Secretary of State for Global Spain, has expressed: “It is more correct to speak of a certificate because it does not grant or detract from rights. The idea of a passport leads to a wrong perception: if i am not in possession of a passport, I have no right to an international movement. And that is not the case in the case of the certificate, which seeks to facilitate free movement within the European Union or with third countries “. If you want to read about a similar solution for health certifications for travelers, we invite you to consult the article: What is the IATA Travel Pass?
The information contained in the “digital green certificate”
Although it has been clarified that the certificate in question will not restrict travelers in their movements, it will indeed facilitate the mobility of those who obtain it, in other words, holders of this certificate will be able to avoid having to carry out PCR tests at the airport or days before boarding to check their health status, they will also avoid doing checks with physical documentation on their vaccination status. Specifically, this certificate will contain the identification of the person, vaccination of the holder, type, and date of vaccination; if the two-dose vaccination schedule has been completed; if the person has overcome the disease in a recent period and therefore has acquired immunity, and, thirdly, if any diagnostic test for active infection of the disease, a PCR or antigen test, has been done. The certificate in question will prevent passengers from carrying out an on-site PCR test; if you want to know a negative situation due to the application of on-site PCR tests, you can read: Protest at the airport for PCR charging.
USA will not support the EU certificate
The Biden administration has decided not to take, from the federal aspect, an implementation of the “digital green certificate” nor is it thinking of creating a centralized database with information on civilian IDs related to vaccination; instead it is leaving it up to each airline and airport to manage their own certificates.
What do you think of this topic? Do you think that the “digital green certificate” will become a necessary solution in different parts of the world?
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