Covid-19 Vaccination Certificate: What Is It and What Is It For?

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COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate: What Is It and What Is It For?
Today many countries in the world are discussing the issue of vaccination certificates, or
“covid” or vaccine passports as the mandatory requirement to the entry to another country.
This certificate, according to its supporters, can encourage citizens to get vaccinated and
will lift some lockdown restrictions. However, WHO is not in a hurry to introduce this
mandatory requirement to travellers.
It is only the European Union that introduced the single digital vaccination certificate and it
helps the residents of 27 European Union countries and the Schengen area to travel within
the Union. In other countries of the world, citizens can receive an online vaccination
certificate via public online services, including in Kyrgyzstan.
The number of vaccinated Kyrgyzstanis as of July 15 is more than 144 thousand citizens.
This number is still the lowest among other Central Asian states.
Let’s see what a vaccine passport is and what it is for. We’ll also see how to receive it and if
it’s true that you won’t be allowed into another country without the vaccination certificate.
What is a vaccination certificate?
This is the certificate issued to the people who were vaccinated against the coronavirus
infection. The document contains information about the vaccinated person, dates of
vaccines and name of the vaccine. The certificate may be issued in two forms – electronic
and paper. Usually, it contains a barcode to verify the information provided in it.
What is the “vaccine” certificate for?
It can help lift some restrictions valid during the emergency. For example, it gives the
right to the vaccinated citizens to visit crowded places without any restrictions.
For tourists, vaccination certificates open borders. Some countries accept vaccinated
tourists without a PCR test. These countries are: Georgia, Romania, Maldives, Cyprus,
Bulgaria, Croatia. Greece, Israel, Portugal, Seychelles, Estonia, Spain and Thailand are
intending to open borders to vaccinated travellers.

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COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate: What Is It and What Is It For?
In early 2021, the World Tourism Organisation 
expressed
its positive opinion about the
issue of “vaccine” certificates. Similar gesture, according to the organisation, can develop
the principle of safe travels amid COVID-19.