Experts speculate that the eventual return to the normal world before the coronavirus of full concerts, sporting events, movies and foreign flights may require an individual’s vaccine passport, CNN reported Sunday.
In order to prepare such a scenario and give individuals the necessary permission to do these activities, there are several companies that are developing smartphone apps to upload people details of their coronavirus tests and vaccinations.
One such example is the Common Trust Network, an app developed by non-profit groups with the aim of creating a reliable model for validating the health status of individuals while traveling. Common Trust Network has partnered with several airlines and hundreds of healthcare systems across the United States
The group has created a CommonPass app that allows users to upload relevant medical information, such as proof of vaccination, that can generate a health certificate or send it in the form of a QR code which is then sent to authorities can be shown without disclosing sensitive information.
That means, “You can be tested every time you cross a border,” Thomas Crampton, head of marketing and communications for The Commons Project, told CNN. “You can’t be vaccinated every time you cross a border.”
Large technology companies are also working on similar projects. For example, IBM has developed its own app, the Digital Health Pass, which allows businesses and venues to customize indicators that they would require – such as coronavirus tests, temperature checks, and vaccination records.
Evidence related to the indicators can then be stored in a mobile wallet for convenience.
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