Photographer: Henrik Montgomery / AFP / Getty Images
Photographer: Henrik Montgomery / AFP / Getty Images
Sweden plans to introduce a ‘digital vaccination certificate’ and has task three government agencies to develop the infrastructure to handle the relevant personal data.
The new certificate should be ready for use “before the summer”, Health Minister Lena Hallengren and Digitization Minister Anders Ygeman told a news conference on Thursday.
The Nordic country is following similar initiatives to facilitate the international journey taken by locksmiths to fight the pandemic, even though there are debates over whether restricting freedom of movement is legal for such reasons.
“Such a certificate must be recognized by the countries of the world,” Hallengren said. “That is why Sweden is actively working with the WHO and the EU to ensure that the certificates maintain an international standard.”
European leaders agreed at a video conference last month to work on a “standardized and interoperable form of proof of vaccination for medical purposes.” According to the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, the circumstances under which the certificates may be used will be determined at a later stage.
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