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

What about tourists? Does Kyrgyzstan
recognise certificates issued by other
countries?
Today, health ministry recognises vaccination certificates issued by 20 countries: United
Kingdom, Hungary, Qatar, Israel, Georgia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Korea, Poland, San Marino,
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Romania, USA, Turkey, Germany, France, Switzerland, as
well as certificates issued by the European Union – Medical Service of the Union in
Brussels.
According to the Republican Headquarters to fight coronavirus infection, tourists do not
necessarily have to have such a certificate. Foreigners may enter the country if they test
negative for Covid-19.
What about vaccine certificates of our
neighbours?
In Kazakhstan, the electronic vaccination certificate became 
available
 since April 6 in the
mobile app “eGov Mobile”. It contains information in three languages: which vaccines the
person got, dosages and dates.
The document can be produced to whom it may concern, and access can be provided via
the QR code. However, the certificate is available to the Kazakhstanis only after
administration of the second dose of the vaccine. From June 1, the vaccination certificate
became available in paper format.
In Uzbekistan, residents started to get electronic Covid-19 vaccination certificates one

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COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate: What Is It and What Is It For?
week later than Kazakhstan – from April 14. Vaccinated citizens can get the certificate
online via the 
Unified portal of interactive public services
.
No information is available about the issue of vaccine certificates in Tajikistan and
Turkmenistan.
Who was the first to introduce “Covid”
certificates?
The first to introduce vaccination certificates was China. Thus, Wechat, the Chinese
messenger, launched the certification programme for travellers. The document contains
information about the Covid-19 vaccination, as well as antibodies after the infection.
This certificate is required for trips on public transport, whereas locals use the document
in a paper format for travels abroad.
The certificate is meant for trips on public transport both within the country and abroad.
Chinese citizens can also get the vaccination certificate in hard copy for international
travels.