Health Department set to introduce vaccine certificate
The digital pass system could be used to show vaccination status to facilitate travel, access to establishments, gatherings and other forms of activity.
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the Department of Health will soon roll out the vaccine certificate as proof that residents have been vaccinated against Covid-19.
In a televised address to the nation on Thursday night, the President said the digital pass system could be used to show vaccination status to facilitate travel, access to establishments, gatherings and other forms of activity.
“Our approach is informed by World Health Organisation guidelines and is in line with international best practice. Streamlining and standardising proof of vaccination will also go a long way towards getting a number of international travel restrictions both from and into our country eased,” he explained.
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Ramaphosa urged South Africans to get vaccinated to prevent the new and more dangerous variants from emerging.
“Getting vaccinated is not only about protecting yourself and those around you; it is also about preventing new and more dangerous variants from emerging, as the virus can spread and mutate in unvaccinated populations.”
However, he has urged South Africans to continue to adhere to the basic precautions to limit the spread of the virus, even if they are inoculated.
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