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A vaccine passport or proof of vaccination is an immunity passport employed as a credential [1] in countries and jurisdictions as part of efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic via vaccination. A vaccine passport is typically issued by a government or health authority, and usually consists of a digital or printed record. Some credentials may include a scannable QR code, which can also be ...
A COVID-19 vaccine card is a record often given to those who have received a COVID-19 vaccine showing information such as the date (s) one has received the shot (s) and the brand of vaccine one has received, sometimes including the lot number. The card also contains information identifying the recipient and the location where the shot was given ...
The COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the United States is an ongoing mass immunization campaign for the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first granted emergency use authorization to the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine on December 10, 2020, and mass vaccinations began four days later.
COVID-19 vaccination mandates continue to change. Learn more about where the U.S. currently stands on requiring COVID-19 vaccines and tests.
Countries around the world are announcing plans for vaccine passports, allowing their citizens to use proof of vaccination to travel once again.
Digital vaccine passports and vaccination certificates use software for verifying vaccination status. Such certificates were used to regulate access to events, buildings and services such as airplanes, concert venues and health clubs and travel across borders.
The EU Digital COVID Certificate ( EUDCC ), best known in Italy as the Green Pass and in France as the Sanitary Pass or Health Pass ( passe sanitaire ), was a digital certificate that a person has been vaccinated against COVID-19, tested for infection with SARS-CoV-2, or recovered from COVID-19 created by the European Union (EU) and valid in all member states. [1]
COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access, abbreviated as COVAX, is a worldwide initiative aimed at equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines directed by the GAVI vaccine alliance, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), and the World Health Organization (WHO), alongside key delivery partner UNICEF. It is one of the four pillars of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator, an initiative ...