[Thread] 1. What's the LATEST on SA's #VaccinePassports?
@healthza:
1. If all goes well, digital vaccine cards will become available to vaccinated people in SA on Oct 5
2. @healthza will announce next week if cards will be available to both fully + partially vaccinated people
@healthza:
1. If all goes well, digital vaccine cards will become available to vaccinated people in SA on Oct 5
2. @healthza will announce next week if cards will be available to both fully + partially vaccinated people
2. How will you get your digital vaccine card?
1. You'll have to download it from a website (it won't be the #EVDS, it will be a new website)
2. If you have a smart phone, you'll be able to download it onto your phone + keep a record (similar to what you do with a plane ticket)
1. You'll have to download it from a website (it won't be the #EVDS, it will be a new website)
2. If you have a smart phone, you'll be able to download it onto your phone + keep a record (similar to what you do with a plane ticket)
3. What should you do if you don't have a smartphone?
1. You will need someone with access to the internet (on a computer = fine)
2. You will be able to download and print the digital card (the printed version will have a QR code that can be digitally scanned)
1. You will need someone with access to the internet (on a computer = fine)
2. You will be able to download and print the digital card (the printed version will have a QR code that can be digitally scanned)
4. Each card will have a QR code. What's the purpose of that?
The QR code will contain info on your vaccination (which shot, when/where you had it...). The info will be linked to your ID nr, so when someone scans the QR code, they'll be able to confirm the info pertains to you.
The QR code will contain info on your vaccination (which shot, when/where you had it...). The info will be linked to your ID nr, so when someone scans the QR code, they'll be able to confirm the info pertains to you.
5. Will all fully vaccinated people with their details in the EVDS be able to download their cards on Oct 5?
@healthza: yes. You only need to download it if you need it for something (e.g.for your employer). No need to do so if you don't need it immediately, it won't disappear.
@healthza: yes. You only need to download it if you need it for something (e.g.for your employer). No need to do so if you don't need it immediately, it won't disappear.
6. What security measures will be implemented to prevent people from falsifying digital vaccination cards?
For now, QR codes, of which the info ideally can't be changed once generated. But it's a bit more complicated than that. More here: bit.ly/3CUSHjX
For now, QR codes, of which the info ideally can't be changed once generated. But it's a bit more complicated than that. More here: bit.ly/3CUSHjX
7. What other security measures will be considered? The digital cards that will be released on 5 Oct = only a start. More security measures will be come available as time goes by, for instance digital or cryptographic signatures. What are these? Find out: bit.ly/3EY8oJ4
8. Is there an international standard for vaccine passports that SA is following? No, there is no agreed upon international standard yet, each country currently does what it thinks is necessary. But there are rough WHO guidelines that SA is following: bit.ly/3um0MuV
9. Will you be able to use SA's digital vaccination card to travel internationally? Yes, but it will depend on the rules of each country. SA and the UK, are, for instance discussing how to make each other's cards acceptable to both countries.
10. Want an easy breakdown on vaccine passports? I spoke to Peter Ndoro this week on how things will work:
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