Bulletguy Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 How Brexiters spin this will be a laugh. (lol) UK on brink of joining EU Covid vaccine passport scheme Britain is on the verge of joining the EU Covid vaccine passport scheme, sources in Brussels and Westminster have confirmed. The EU Digital Covid Certificate should make travelling in Europe easier and cheaper for British tourists. More controversially, joining it would also enable the Government to quickly launch a domestic vaccine passport system should it be needed to help control Covid this winter. Last week, when outlining his autumn and winter plan, Boris Johnson said domestic vaccine passports could be used as part of a "plan B" should Covid start to stretch NHS capacity again. The Telegraph has been told by the EU that integration of the UK's vaccine database into the EU system is at an advanced stage. "Significant progress was made on a technical front, namely when it comes to the connection to the gateway, with aim of going live [testing] soon," said a spokesman for the European Commission. The UK Foreign Office and Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have joint responsibility for the project in the UK. They formally applied to join the EU scheme on July 28, and technical work has been carrying on behind the scenes ever since. "We have applied to link into the EU's Digital Covid Certificate scheme," said a Foreign office spokesman. "Linking up to the EU's Digital Covid Certificate scheme will enable us to digitally verify each other's Covid certificates to make journeys easier." The EU Digital Covid Certificate has quickly become the biggest vaccine passport scheme in the world and covers more than 40 countries, including all 27 EU states and others as far afield as Israel and Panama. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/uk-brink-joining-eu-passport-scheme-sources-confirm-nhs-system/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 So COVID is just a EU thing 8-) .......and there was me thinking it was a pandemic *-) ...... Worra a Chump our Chief Chimp is >:-) ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletguy Posted September 25, 2021 Author Share Posted September 25, 2021 pelmetman - 2021-09-25 7:22 PM So COVID is just a EU thing 8-) .......and there was me thinking it was a pandemic *-) ...... Worra a Chump our Chief Chimp is >:-) ........ The only Chimp i'm seeing is you. Try reading the article and learn for a change instead of making childish remarks because you cannot understand something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Ooooh oooh the chief Chimp is here (lol) (lol) (lol) ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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