COVID-19 vaccine card

In some European Union member states, citizens might choose to have a digital record, a piece of paper, or both.

[6][7][8] Since October 2021, all vaccination certificates follow a single national design standard, and include a QR Code for validation in accordance with the international SMART Health Card framework.

In October 2021, the government announced the launch of a mobile app that would enable the verification of an individual's vaccination status using a QR code instead of carrying a certificate.

[3] In India, once a person receives a dose of vaccine, a digital certificate is issued that can either be downloaded from the CoWIN web portal, from the UMANG mobile app, from the Aarogya Setu mobile app or it can directly be downloaded on to citizen's digital document wallet Digilocker.

[citation needed] On 12 July 2021, fully vaccinated people in Ireland began receiving their EU Digital COVID Certificates via email or post.

[24] The EU Digital COVID Certificate in Ireland was initially used for international travel as restrictions into and out of the country eased from 19 July,[25] but was also used in restaurants, hotels and bars as proof of vaccination to gain access to indoor hospitality,[26] as well as in nightclubs, indoor live entertainment, cinemas, theatres and gyms.

It is a secure digital certificate that is required to enter certain crowded areas such as restaurants, gyms, theatres, and synagogues that have registered themselves as part of the system.

[3] Under the New Zealand Government's COVID-19 Protection Framework, a vaccine pass may be required for access to some non-essential venues such as restaurants, sports centres, and faith-based gatherings.

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is presently working with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) for a centralized registry for COVID-19 vaccinated residents under a common digital vaccine ID that shall feature a unique QR code and a person's photograph.

This information is also recorded on the National Immunisation Registry and is viewable through the Ministry of Health's HealthHub application.

From 26 April 2022 onwards, there is no need to verify one's vaccination status using the TraceTogether application when entering businesses, unless at large events or at certain nightlife establishments.

The federal government provides an app and registration site, as well as QR coded documents for immunised Swiss residents.

[52] Vaccinated people looking to travel abroad can take a printout of their certificate from the website of the National Health Service (NHS).

[56] Some states provide a digital record of vaccination to their residents, using a QR code that can be verified with a scanner app.

Sales of these cards have increased substantially since some businesses started requiring proof of vaccination to gain entry.

[61] The same month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized more than 6,000 counterfeit vaccine cards across the country with two mail packages in Pittsburgh originating from China.

[62] Prior to this, several vendors were found selling fake vaccine cards on e-commerce platforms such as Amazon.

[63] In Russia, a black market for fake vaccine cards emerged soon after the government started requiring them for various activities.

[64] At a Dutch nightclub, clubgoers presenting the Q-codes of digital certificates belonging to others led to an outbreak that infected 160 people.

[66] A contractor at the Pomona Fairplex in California stole 528 blank vaccination cards and was charged with felony grand theft.