New: @NicolaSturgeon apologises for problems with the new 'vaccine passports.'
Tells MSPs: "I am of course well aware that many people found it extremely difficult to use the app initially." Problem was especially acute over Thursday evening and Friday.
Tells MSPs: "I am of course well aware that many people found it extremely difficult to use the app initially." Problem was especially acute over Thursday evening and Friday.
"I know this caused extreme frustration for users who wanted to download the app as quickly as possible, and also for businesses and events organisers who were planning to test their certification arrangements over the weekend. I apologise for that." @ScotGovFM
Problem was not with the app itself but with the NHS systems it linked to. High level of demand after launch of app combined with an error in one part of the NHS system meant information wasn’t being sent quickly enough from the NHS system to the app. @NicolaSturgeon says.
"Covid certification remains, in the Scottish Government’s view, a proportionate way of encouraging people to get vaccinated, and also of helping large events and night-time hospitality to keep operating during a potentially difficult winter." @NicolaSturgeon @ScotGovFM
.@Douglas4Moray welcomes falling case numbers. but says the #VaccinePassports had been "a shambles from day one". Says it's been "a complete and utter embarrassment". @ScotGovFM should listen to businesses and scrap it altogether.
Not surprisingly @NicolaSturgeon says the #VaccinePassports - formally vaccine certification - will continue through the winter as an important part of keeping on top of #Covid_19
And @AnasSarwar says #VaccinePassports were a "complete shambles", quoting the night time industry. Says it was a "predictable disaster" imposed by an "arrogant government".
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