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Vaccine passports: Everything you need to know
September 2021 | Reading time: 5 minutes
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Starting from the end of September, vaccine passports will become a requirement in England when attending nightclubs and other indoor venues.
Fully vaccinated adults in the UK no longer must enter quarantine when returning from amber list countries. Furthermore, they can be exempted from being required to self-isolate when they come in close contact with people with COVID-19, given that they do not exhibit symptoms.
In the UK, the NHS COVID Pass is used to demonstrate a person’s current COVID-19 status. Thus, it also acts as a vaccination passport to prove whether a person has been fully vaccinated.
Vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi stated that the vaccine passport scheme could be put into motion by the end of this month as all over-18s will have been inoculated by then.
Despite criticisms from businesses as well as some MPs, the vaccine minister believes it is the best approach for the economy to remain while ensuring safety.
He said: ‘The best way we can keep those industries open in my view, in our view, is to work with the industry.’
Mr Zahawi further added, ‘One thing that we have learned is that the virus tends to spike and spread in large gatherings of people, especially indoors.’
He indicated that stadiums around the country could reopen last month due to the Premier League football clubs asking attendees for vaccination proof.
According to the vaccine minister: ‘When the evidence that you are presented is so clear cut and that we want to make sure the industry doesn’t have to go through [an]open-shut, open-shut sort of strategy, then the right thing to do is to introduce that by the end of September when all over 18 year-olds have had their two jabs.’
The NHS COVID Pass and foreign travel
Although restrictions in the UK have been eased, the pandemic that started it all still prevails. As such, foreign travel largely involves numerous preventive measures comprising PCR tests, vaccination certificates and passenger locator forms.
New laws that came into effect from 19 July allow fully vaccinated individuals and under 18s to travel to amber list countries without needing to quarantine on return to the UK.
According to the government, more than 30 countries, including Spain and Greece, accept the NHS COVID Pass. Most other countries offer less strict entry requirements for UK travellers, provided they have been fully inoculated at least 14 days before travelling.
How can I get an NHS COVID Pass?
There are essentially two ways of getting the COVID Pass: digital and paper.
The digital Pass
Besides your vaccination status, the digital versions of the NHS COVID Pass will cover your current negative COVID-19 tests and positive PCR tests taken within the past 6 months.
There are two ways you may acquire the digital version of the Pass:
- TheNHS App
The smartphone app can only be used by people who are registered with a GP surgery in England. - Via theNHS website
You can download the Pass as a PDF or have it sent to your email address through this dedicated portal.
To use either of the services, you will need an NHS login. It is easy to create one if you do not have it already.
Once you have logged in, you will be prompted to select from the options’ domestic’ or ‘travel’. You will receive a QR code that will last 28 days.
COVID Pass letter
As soon as you have received the full course of your vaccines, you can request an NHS COVID Pass letter to be sent in the post. This letter should reach you within 5 days.
You can also receive a letter Pass by calling 119 or applying for one online.
The paper version of the NHS COVID Pass will confirm your vaccination status only.
Who qualifies for the NHS COVID Pass?
Anyone can get one for foreign travel as long as they are aged 16 or over. However, in order to get the Pass to attend domestic events, individuals must be 18 years old or over.
To get a foreign travel NHS COVID Pass, you must either be fully vaccinated in the UK or have received a positive PCR test in the last 6 months.
The domestic events Passes can be acquired if you are fully vaccinated, tested positive in the last 6 months, or if you received a negative PCR test or a lateral flow test over the past 48 hours.
What does fully vaccinated mean in regard to the NHS COVID Pass?
To receive a Pass on the grounds that you are fully vaccinated, you must have received from the NHS either:
Both doses of the Moderna, AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, or
A single dose of the Janssen vaccine.
How to acquire vaccine passports in the rest of the UK?
- Scotland
Over-16s can apply for their vaccine passports via the NHS inform website, or by calling 0808 196 8586. - Wales
Similar to England, the NHS COVID Pass can be acquired via the NHS website or a paper copy could be requested by calling 0300 303 5667. - Northern Ireland
Individuals are able to apply for the COVID-19 certificate online for travel purposes.
If you plan to go abroad, please refer to VIVO Clinic’s travel portal, where you can conveniently search for foreign countries’ entry requirements and other travel information by sorting according to vaccination status and traffic light groups.
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