There is a proposal for a form of a “Covid Passport,” Premier David Burt said, explaining that it is just “a simple way of having your vaccine card”, and the considerations are there to possibly use them for matters such as travel and large events, not for day to day use.
Speaking during a Q&A session held last night with Dr. Carika Weldon, Premier Burt said, “The intention is to have those in place by May 1st. I actually have in front of me that I have printed out, the proposal for a Covid passport, and it will be based on QR codes.
“I think that it’s important, it’s a question of when, and how it will be used. I think that the use will be limited.
“I think it will be at the border will be one thing. And I think it will be part of a travel authorization process, so there is a process for verification, someone’s vaccine status, so they can come in and have something that they can show and share.
“I think it might be other places where it might be used locally is for large events, I can’t see being used on a daily basis for just simple day in, and day out use, but the considerations are there, but we are going to be launching something.
“A vaccine passport just is a simple way of having your vaccine card, except for it’s something that can be digital and something that could be a lot easier and can be used, and can be stored on your phone. So you don’t have to, I would say, carry around that card, which could easily be faked.”
