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The European Union (EU) has developed a legal regulation for the “vaccine certificate”, which is intended to be used on travel within the borders of the Union. Accordingly, the vaccine certificate will include information showing whether people have a Kovid-19 vaccine, where and which vaccine, if any, a document on the recovery and antibody level of those who have the disease, and the Kovid PCR -19 or the fast antigen. test result. With the certificate, travel restrictions can be removed for people who have received approval for Kovid-19 vaccines in the EU. However, EU countries will decide for themselves whether to accept other vaccines.
Approved by the EU are the vaccines produced by BioNTech-Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson and Johnson so far. Vaccines other than Johnson and Johnson have been used in EU countries since the beginning of the year. However, some countries such as Hungary and Slovakia have been using vaccines produced in Russia and China for some time. The preliminary evaluation process for the use of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine in the EU continues. There is a possibility that the Sputnik V vaccine will also be used in the EU during the summer months, if the manufacturer makes an application and gets approval.
‘THEY WILL DECIDE’
The document, which the EU Commission calls a “Digital Green Certificate”, also known as a “vaccine passport” or “Kovid card”, will be prepared on paper or digitally. People who are not vaccinated to prevent discrimination may also have a certificate. The certificate, which will be given free to residents of EU countries, will include a QR code. This code will ensure the authenticity and security of the certificate. The EU Commission will develop software where the certificate can be verified in all EU countries. EU countries will decide for themselves which restrictions will be removed for those who have this certificate. Studies will be carried out for the international mutual recognition of the certificate. The document will be prepared in the language of the country and in English. If a member state continues with practices such as quarantine or testing for those who are certified, it will have to report this to the EU Commission and other member states and explain the reasons.
The vaccination certificate will also be valid in all EU countries, as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. The certificate can be awarded to EU citizens, their families regardless of the country they are citizens of, as well as non-EU residents and visitors who may travel to other EU countries. It will be possible for people traveling to the EU from third countries to receive the certificate. A person who wants to go to EU countries where currently only mandatory travel is allowed will be able to request a vaccination certificate after presenting the necessary documents to the destination country. The country evaluating the documents will be authorized to issue the certificate. It will also be possible for a similar international vaccination certificate issued by a third country to be recognized by the EU in the coming months. In the recognition of said document, it will be analyzed if the EU meets the same requirements in its certificate. For the recognition of the vaccine certificate from another country, it will be necessary to use vaccines approved in the EU, but the EU countries themselves will be able to decide which vaccines will be recognized. The certificate is expected to be ready for the summer. This requires the approval of the European Parliament and the Council of the EU. In addition, member countries are requested to quickly prepare the technical infrastructure.
