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For a number of years the EU has published documents discussing vaccinations, the vaccine passport or vaccine card, contact tracing, & the exchange of contact tracing data between transport & health sectors. This thread contains quotes from & links to those documents.
Sep 2017

Jean-Claude Junckers State of the Union speech.

"[W]e are working with all Member States to support national vaccination efforts. Avoidable deaths must not occur in Europe."

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta-political/files/state-union-2017-brochure_en.pdf">https://ec.europa.eu/commissio...
22 Jun 2018

European Commission & #39;Flash Report& #39;

"A vaccination card/passport for people moving around EU is also proposed."

"...the sharing of personal data between transport and public health sectors in the context of contact tracing activities."

https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/health/files/preparedness_response/docs/ev_20180622_flash_en.pdf">https://ec.europa.eu/health/si...
14 Dec 2018

European Commission & #39;Flash report& #39;

"...the development of a common EU citizens´ vaccination card/passport."

"For a successful contact tracing, public health authorities need to receive relevant identification and contact information"

https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/health/files/preparedness_response/docs/ev_20181214_flash_en.pdf">https://ec.europa.eu/health/si...
23 May 2019

Roadmap for the implementation of actions. by the European Commission based on the Commission Communication and the Council Recommendation on strengthening cooperation against vaccine preventable diseases

https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/health/files/vaccination/docs/2019-2022_roadmap_en.pdf">https://ec.europa.eu/health/si...
04 Dec 2017

European Commission Roadmap & #39;Strengthened cooperation against vaccine preventable diseases& #39;

"This will include a common approach towards an EU vaccination schedule and an EU vaccination card"

https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/1225-Strengthened-cooperation-against-vaccine-preventable-diseases">https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/...
12 Oct 2020

European Parliament, draft report, & #39;On establishing an EU strategy for sustainable tourism& #39;

"Asks the Commission for recommendations for procedures in the post-vaccine period and
to explore the need for a digital health passport"

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TRAN-PR-657187_EN.pdf">https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc...
21 Oct 2020

European Economic and Social Committee, EESC info Newsletter

"[T]he EESC supports the idea of an EU health passport with a harmonised Passenger Locator Form (PLF) and QR codes combined with a multilingual Health Assistance Platform."

https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-media/eesc-info/102020/articles/83538">https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-m...
April 2018

European Health Parliament, Committee on a European Vaccine Initiative

"We recommend the implementation of a European Vaccines e-Passport: a digital solution to manage vaccine data across Europe."

(Credit to @SikhForTruth )

https://www.healthparliament.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Knowledge-is-the-best-vaccine.pdf">https://www.healthparliament.eu/wp-conten...
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