In Israel, those vaccinated against corona have more rights again.
The EU would also like such evidence, a draft law is to be presented in mid-March.
A European vaccination certificate could make traveling in the corona pandemic easier.
But a free holiday ticket without tests and quarantine is far from in sight
(first report from February 27th)
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Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD) is in favor of the rapid introduction of a digital vaccination pass
(update from February 28, 11:53 a.m.)
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Update from March 1, 8:15 p.m
.: The idea of a uniform Europe-wide corona vaccination card is becoming more and more concrete.
On March 17th, the EU Commission wants to present a draft law for a “digital green passport”.
The aim of the vaccination card is to ensure that travel within Europe is as safe as possible, as Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas announced on Monday.
In the future, corona vaccinations, Covid diseases and negative tests should be noted in the vaccination pass.
Last week, the heads of state and government of the EU had agreed last week to advance the plans for the digital vaccination card.
In order to be able to prove immunization safely and forgery-proof across Europe, the technical requirements are to be created in the next three months.
The pass could correspond to a QR code similar to that of the train tickets, for this all 27 member states would have to develop uniform or comparable systems and link them with one another.
Corona vaccination pass for the EU: Von der Leyen for proof of vaccination - vaccination pass could also bring benefits to unvaccinated people
As the head of the Commission Ursula von der Leyen said at a meeting of the Union MEPs in the European Parliament, the support of all member states is needed so that the digital green passport becomes “a success”.
"You in Germany must also create the conditions for this," she said of the CDU and CSU MPs.
There is also an innovation in the announcement by the EU Commission.
The document is intended not only to be used as proof of vaccination, but also to display fresh negative test results.
This would make it easier for people who have not been vaccinated to access travel, restaurants or events, even if this were only temporary.
The concept is based on the concept of the “green passport” in Israel.
It is still not clear whether people could pass the virus on despite being vaccinated.
Critical voices also fear a disguised vaccination requirement.
Corona vaccination pass for the EU: Maas takes a short course - TUI boss is already committed
Update from February 28, 1:22 p.m
.: Will summer vacation be possible in 2021?
In any case, in addition to the planned corona vaccination pass for the EU, the announced rapid tests * give the tourism industry hope.
"Travel in Europe will be possible in the summer of 2021 - safely and responsibly," said the head of the Tui tourism group, Fritz Joussen, according to
dpa
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However, the technical development of the EU vaccination pass should take around three months.
And so far mainly elderly people and people in need of care who will not necessarily fly to Mallorca or Malta * in the summer have been vaccinated.
Corona vaccination pass for the EU: Travel industry is preparing summer holidays with a vaccination pass and quick tests
According to Juissen, Tui is already in close coordination with Spain, Greece and Cyprus for the summer season.
Other Mediterranean countries would soon follow.
Lufthansa also assumes that travel to areas with manageable numbers of infections will be possible again with a comprehensive test strategy.
The travel group FTI, on the other hand, is more cautious about the situation.
“The proportion of vaccinated people in the population is still far too low for a vaccination certificate to mean a real change for the travel industry and vacationers at the moment,” said manager Ralph Schiller.
Corona vaccination pass for the EU: Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD) demands speed with introduction
Update from February 28, 11:53 a.m
.: "We should be working flat out on the European vaccination certificate - preferably digitally on the smartphone": Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD *) is now also following the line of Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz
(see previous update)
- and at the same time criticizes: "Too often we have lost important time in this pandemic because we did not prepare solutions for foreseeable problems early on." Maas told
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According to the report, he would like the digital vaccination certificate for the summer - provided that there is certainty that those who have been vaccinated are significantly less contagious.
"In any case, I allow older people or the chronically ill, who have suffered particularly from this pandemic, to regain their freedoms as quickly as possible," the
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And: These “first vaccinated” would not take anything away from “later vaccinated”.
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Conceivable again with a vaccination certificate: Vacation on the Baltic Sea
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Corona pandemic: Politicians warn against excessive expectations of EU vaccination certificates
Update from February 27, 2.10 p.m.:
The idea of a Europe-wide corona vaccination card does not meet with approval everywhere.
Critical voices are increasing among German politicians.
The CDU chairman Armin Laschet was also skeptical.
As he told the Koblenz “Rhein-Zeitung”, the NRW state chief considers the EU decision to be “in order” in principle.
However, Laschet added: "In the long run, however, we must not divide people into vaccinated and non-vaccinated people."
One must strive for this “not only for those who are vaccinated”.
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A closed travel agency in the corona pandemic.
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Corona vaccination pass: German population for introduction of the document
First report from February 27, 12.09 p.m.:
Brussels - A majority of Germans would like a corona vaccination pass like Israel *.
The country is giving back many freedoms to those who have already been vaccinated.
Until then, however, there are still many hurdles - political and technical.
At the EU summit this week, the idea caught on at least in part.
The decision was dry: "We call for the work on a common approach to vaccination certificates to continue and we will deal with it again," says the summit declaration.
Officially, this is little more than the fundamental decision from December that you want such a vaccination certificate.
The political pressure from holiday countries such as Austria *, Greece *, Cyprus and Spain * was so great that at least a time frame is now mentioned: the technical preparations should take three months, i.e. until the end of May.
Technically, you would be ready to go before the summer season.
Corona vaccination pass: Health Minister Spahn plans digital proof - data at the RKI
What the vaccination certificate looks like could be different in every EU country - whether on paper or electronically.
Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU *) plans the following:
A temporary digital vaccination certificate (to the common yellow booklet)
A digital vaccination certificate as part of the electronic patient record at the beginning of 2022
Important data for this are already stored at the RKI: vaccination date, vaccine name, batch number, month of birth, year of birth, gender and zip code
The European aspect of vaccination records: The national solutions should be set up and linked in a compatible manner from the outset so that they can be read out easily and personally anywhere in the EU.
For example, a personalized QR code is conceivable, like a train ticket that you could carry with you both on paper and on your smartphone.
Corona vaccination pass in the EU: Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz with a clear demand
"We want to get back to normal as quickly as possible, to have our old life back and a maximum of freedom," tweeted Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on the subject.
He and others clearly want a link with advantages for people vaccinated against corona: easier travel, but also access to restaurants or theaters.
The really tricky question of what to do with the vaccination certificate, however, remained open at the EU summit.
Germany and others hesitate.
Chancellor Angela Merkel * (CDU) said it was not the case that in future only those who had a vaccination certificate would be allowed to travel.
“No political decisions have been made about this at all.” Why is Germany slowing down?
There are three arguments:
It is unclear whether the coronavirus can be passed on despite vaccination *.
So far, only a small minority in the EU has had the chance of an injection, as advantages would be unfair.
If only vaccinated people had advantages, this could mean compulsory vaccination through the back door
The counter-argument is that the prospect of freedom of movement could help overcome skepticism.
EU vaccination certificate in the corona pandemic: the way to summer vacation 2021?
Even if Germany were to oppose advantages for vaccinated people in their own country, Greece, for example, could decide to waive quarantine for people with a corona vaccination pass.
However, there are two hurdles to be overcome beforehand: The technical preparation within three months would be very fixed by EU standards - tough projects such as the joint form for tracking travel movements or the linking of tracing apps do not suggest anything good.
The vaccination certificate is technically feasible within the deadline, it said on Friday from the EU Commission.
Technical key points were agreed at the end of January.
And then there would be the number of potential users: the ID would only be relevant after mass vaccinations.
(dpa / frs)
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