A national Danish broadcaster has revealed that Denmark will introduce a passport for coronavirus vaccines in collaboration with aircraft earlier this year.
The Danish Ministry of Health will launch the Covid-19 vaccine passport, which can be downloaded and printed from a public health website, the government said in an email to the Danish Broadcasting Corporation on Friday.
‘It is expected that there will be requirements from other countries for the presentation of vaccine documentation upon entry. A Danish vaccine passport can be used here, ‘the Ministry of Health wrote in an email to the broadcaster.
The Danish government has said it is “working on a Covid-19 vaccine passport which is expected to be ready in early 2021.”
The ministry said it would update the form, depending on future analysis of how long the vaccine is considered to be effective against the coronavirus.
The head of the transport department at the Confederation of Danish Industry, Michael Svane, supported the move and said: ” A vaccination passport is the way we can put the restrictions behind us and pull out and fly to a much greater extent. ‘
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– Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) 22 November 2020
The idea of vaccination passports is gaining strength among elites in Europe and the UK, with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair calling for the immediate implementation of a “form of a health passport”.
‘I know all the objections, but it will happen. “This is the only way the world will function and that exclusions will no longer be the only way,” Blair said.
Some airlines have already acknowledged that they intend to require vaccination passports to travel internationally, with Qantas Australian chief executive Alan Joyce saying in November that proof of vaccination was a “necessity” to get on the plane. to fly company aircraft.
Internationalist organizations also announced the idea of vaccine passports, while the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Economic Forum (TRC) explored the idea.
The WHO is currently developing ‘smart vaccination certificates’ that will create digital vaccination documents.
“Having reliable and reliable evidence of vaccination for COVID-19 vaccine is essential for public health purposes, such as studies on the efficacy of the vaccine, the impact of the vaccine, the monitoring of the coverage and the monitoring of side effects. after vaccination, “said the World Health Organization’s regional office for Europe. tell Newsweek in December.
The World Economic Forum, in collaboration with the Commons project, is also working with airlines such as Cathay Pacific, JetBlue, Lufthansa, Swiss Airlines, United Airlines and Virgin Atlantic to develop a “CommonPass” app that gives airlines a vaccination status for travelers. in the form will show. of a QR code.
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– Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) 23 December 2020
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