In the European Union (EU) there is a debate about a standardized digital vaccination certificate.
Whether and how an EU vaccination pass will be introduced is currently not yet in the towel.
A date fixed but already fixed.
Update from March 17, 2021
: Brussels calls the planned vaccination certificate “digital green certificate”.
It should apply both digitally and in paper form.
Everyone should get it for free.
The central point is a QR code that is supposed to guarantee the security and authenticity of the certificate.
Vaccinations can be recorded, but also the results of PCR tests or rapid antigen tests as well as a survived Covid disease.
"With this digital certificate we want to help our member states to restore freedom of movement responsibly and safely," said EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday in Brussels.
The EU document is intended to serve as proof of whether an EU citizen has been vaccinated, tested or recovered from Covid-19 disease.
All 27 EU countries should mutually recognize these certificates, said the Commission President.
In principle, it should be left to the EU states which advantages are granted when traveling with the certificate, for example.
Corona vaccination pass: EU names June 1 as the start date - debate about extensions to enable summer vacation
First report from March 17, 2021
Brussels - some quarrel, others act.
While Israel already has the so-called “Green Passport” for people who have been vaccinated against the Corona virus *, the EU is still debating its introduction.
The corona vaccination pass is intended to give vaccinated people advantages during the pandemic *, for example when traveling.
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen (Christian Democrats), will present details of the project this Wednesday (March 17th).
Hot debates about vaccination certificates in the EU Parliament - fear of social division
The envisaged vaccination certificate is to be recognized in all currently 27 EU countries.
But there are some hurdles on the way.
Because some representatives of parliament fear a split in society with privileges for vaccinated people *.
As long as there is not enough vaccine available for everyone, a travel ban for unvaccinated people would be difficult to justify.
Many younger people might not be vaccinated at all by the summer because of the limited amount of vaccine.
Therefore, many EU parliamentarians are focusing on an extended solution.
A kind of health certificate instead of a vaccination certificate.
In addition to vaccinated persons, this should also take into account current negative Corona test results * or a Covid disease that has already been passed through for the possible advantages, such as extended freedom of travel.
Uncertainty in the EU Parliament: To what extent is freedom of travel with a vaccination pass possible?
However, the extended freedom of travel through a European vaccination certificate also depends on how the member states regulate entry and exit regulations among themselves.
Skepticism is growing in this regard.
For example with Tiemo Wölken, the health policy spokesman for the European SPD.
"I am skeptical that the member states can agree on uniform rules," said Wölken at
tagesschau.de.
This problem had already emerged during the attempted coordination of a corona warning light *.
There were major disagreements here, especially with the entry tests and quarantine measures.
Data protection dilemma: Corona data too sensitive for vaccination register?
Last but not least, a health certificate or a vaccination pass also entail risks in terms of data protection.
Sensitive medical data do not belong in a central vaccination register, but only in the hands of those affected, emphasized MEP Patrick Breyer (Pirate Party) according to
tagesschau.de.
"It is important that the information is no longer stored by the private companies that are supposed to control it and used for other purposes," said the politician on ARD.
The digital EU vaccination certificate should be usable from summer 2021
Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) aims to have a corresponding EU document in place by summer 2021.
The EU Commission is focusing on the use of a digital vaccination card from June 1, 2021.
It could thus enable trips during the summer vacation.
This is what EU Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas told the
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
before the project was officially presented in Brussels.
"The proof should be usable by the beginning of summer, and summer starts on June 1st."
But here, too, there are some doubts as to whether this is technically and logistically feasible for all countries in the short time.
Jutta Paulus from the Greens draws a comparison here with the tough management of vaccination campaigns.
"I have well-founded doubts whether the member states can create the conditions within three months," she says in the
tagesthemen.de
report.
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