Standing members of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control discuss the “COVID-19 vaccine passport” (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Standing members of the National
Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control have discussed the preparation
of technical and policy solutions to implement the “COVID-19 vaccine passport” scheme
while ensuring the principle of “”.
Addressing the March 19 meeting, Deputy Director of the Medical Solution Center
at the Viettel Business Solutions Corporation Luu
The Anh, said Viettel is closely coordinating with the Ministry of Health and related
ministries and sectors to review and carry out the “COVID-19 vaccine passport”
scheme.
Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said that from the perspective of the health
sector, the “ vaccine passport” is essentially a certificate confirming
the holder has had two shots of COVID-19 vaccine, regulated in line with the Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases and international
health quarantine regulations. Passport holders will not be quarantined and tested
for COVID-19, but some other countries still require testing.
Vietnam is working with countries around the world on the acceptance of the passport
through QR codes.
Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control Vu Duc Dam speaks at the meeting (Photo: VNA)
To get the “COVID-19 vaccine passport”, people will provide their personal
information when receiving a vaccination, which is checked on a validation system.
After two injections, the relevant information is confirmed by a QR code. When going
abroad, people’s information will be verified when scanning the QR code.
The Ministry of Health and Viettel are piloting the passport scheme at
COVID-19 vaccination centres, to evaluate the capacity and compatibility of
these facilities.
Meanwhile, relevant technical infrastructure to receive foreign visitors with
is expected to be completed and ready for use from April.
The Ministry of Health continues to work with foreign health agencies to
shortly participate in a joint effort of the international community to facilitate
trade activities and travel for those who have been vaccinated.
According to the ministry, as of
11am on March 19, nearly 122 million COVID-19 infections had been reported worldwide,
with more than 2.69 million fatalities in 221 countries and territories./.
Source: VietnamPlus
