To add to the confusion, #France is the 1st to launch a #Digital #Vaccine #Passport - the “TousAntiCovid”. Cédric O, Sec of State Digital Sector “France is the 1st country [in the #EU] to make this functionality available to its citizens”. #middleeast #aviation #travel
Remember we also have the @IATA Travel Pass being tested by multiple nations & #airlines - so do individuals need 1 for the #UK, #France & #EU, on top of the Travel Pass to fly? Your mobile will be full of #COVID19Vaccine apps.
#Israel has said it plans to issue a "green #passport" to those who have been #vaccinated , which will grant them easy access to #restaurants & cultural events & exempt them from #quarantine rules or getting a #covid19 test before #travel.
Remember: Globally, smartphone penetration is only about 42% & the so-called digital divide - even in wealthy countries - was laid bare during the #COVID19Pandemic , when #work & #study shifted #online.
#Bahrain launched #digital #COVID19Vaccine #Passport in Feb 2021. The Kingdom’s BeAware app will be able to confirm an individual’s immunity status via a green shield & digital cert that can be verified by #officials at any given time. #covid19pandemic #middleeast
Which led to: #Israel & #Bahrain on Thursday reached the world's first bilateral agreement for mutual recognition of #COVID19Vaccine #passports for quarantine-free travel between 2 countries. #middleeast #covid19pandemic #digital
Even in the #USA, #Hawaii wants to introduce a #Vaccine #passport, many States say "No". The question is should the #Vaccine passport be valid to attend a restaurant, etc., for daily life activities or only focused on #travel?
On #Socialmedia, there are plenty against the idea of a #VaccinePassports as a way of gov't control. #travel #covid19pandemic #COVID19Vaccine
Then you have the #digital #privacy & #dataprotection issues associated. Currently all apps say they do not store #personal #data on them - @IATA, #Bahrain, @myGP_app, etc..

#middleeast #travel #COVID19Vaccine #COVID19Pandemic
Will try to keep you up-to-date on #VaccinePassports worldwide - the issues, #cybersecurity, #privacy, the "for" & "against", the #technology.

#middleeast #travel #covid19pandemic #covid19vaccine
And what I just mentioned in this thread:
#middleeast #travel #covid19pandemic #covid19vaccine https://twitter.com/hnonoo75/status/1385319709281763329
The details here:
#Bahrain #Israel #COVID19Vaccine #VaccinePassport #middleeast #travel https://twitter.com/bahdiplomatic/status/1385314714205532166
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