The vaccine status app is rolling out fast, just in time for summer.
Earlier this month, a European Union spokesperson said that the app could be extended to citizens from non-E.U. countries, including the United States. In principle, holders of the E.U. Digital Covid Certificate should be exempted from cross-border travel restrictions such as quarantine requirements.
“Right now if you’re an American, not living in the E.U., you could get the certificate if you ask the national authorities of a member state to give you that certificate based on some proof that you’ve been vaccinated, or had a recent Covid test,” said the E.U. spokesperson. The decision on whether to allow non-E.U. citizens to use the app rests with each individual member state.
Across the world, countries are introducing digital systems that allow authorities to verify the vaccination status of travelers.to citizens traveling abroad this summer. The initiative will begin with a paper version of the certificate and roll out later this year with a smartphone solution based on the European Union’s Digital Covid Certificate., which was was introduced in April 2020 to help travelers comply with border measures.
So far, the Biden administration has resisted the idea of a “vaccine passport” for the United States. Just before Memorial Day, U.S. Director of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said that the for international travel. Later that day, the DHS appeared to walk back Mayorkas’ comments, clarifying that there will be no “federal mandate” for vaccine passports in the United States., two thirds of respondents across the 28 countries said they expect vaccine passports to be used widely by the end of 2021. In the United States, 71% of adults support vaccine passports for international travel.
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