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What are holidays going to look like this month? Helen Coffey © Provided by The Independent International leisure travel will become possible again from England on 17 May, finally paving the way for foreign holidays. Despite this important step forward, trips abroad initially will in no way resemble the care-free travel we experienced pre-pandemic. All kinds of restrictions will still be in place this summer, and will vary depending on where you go. From mandatory testing to ...

Covid-19 vaccine passports apps: which ones can be used in the US? Two states in the US have authorized a covid-19 passport for use while several states have banned the concept. The White House will not make it mandatory. James D. Morgan Getty Images Despite the lightning speed development of the covid-19 vaccines, the US got off to a slow start rolling out its vaccination program. Now 100 days into the Biden administration the US has administered over 200 million doses of covid-19 vaccine. Ev...

SINGAPORE, 19 April 2021: Travellers arriving at Singapore’s Changi Airport with the CommonPass digital health pass can now digitally verify their health status with Singapore Immigration and streamline border entry using the technology. The system is powered by Affinidi, a Singapore-based company founded by investment firm Temasek, in cooperation with the Commons Project Foundation. They inked a new partnership last week that leverages Affinidi’s digital credential verification solution to...

MagnaCerta Partners with The Commons Project to Enable Trusted Health Data for Global Travel Strategic partnership will enable testing and vaccination providers to quickly join the CommonTrust Network by using MagnaCertas certificate issuance solutions. Network includes testing and vaccination providers in 32 countries committed to empowering patients with verifiable health certificates based on open, interoperable standards. News provided by Share this article Share this article AUSTIN, Texas,...

The Eruption of the Refugee Crisis and the Global Push for Vaccine Passports Published: April 17, 2021 SAINT VINCENT, GRENADINE ISLANDS — The controversy erupted on Twitter even as the 32,000-foot-high plume of smoke from Saint Vincent’s La Soufrière volcano was still rising in the sky. The firestorm on American social media platforms over reports that only those vaccinated against COVID-19 would be allowed to evacuate the eastern Caribbean island sheds light on the architects of the biose...

The Commons Project Foundation and the World Economic Forum has announced the global expansion of the CommonTrust Network to cover 32 countries spanning Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania and the Americas. As countries seek to relax border restrictions, quarantines and lock-downs, they need a more reliable, trustworthy and efficient way to validate the health status of incoming travelers. Even with low passenger volumes, airports around the world have been plagued with long lines as airline staff an...

Need further assistance? Please call Member Services at 1-800-333-0663 Pharmacies Ask for Lots of Info to Book a COVID-19 Vaccine. What Happens to That Data? These companies are providing vital medical care, but also prompting complicated privacy questions By Adam Tanner

Uncovering and explaining how our digital world is changing — and changing us. In the United States, vaccine passports have become a controversial issue. But not everyone seems to be arguing about the same thing. The term “vaccine passport” generally refers to a smartphone app that can quickly confirm that someone has received a Covid-19 vaccine, so the phone’s owner can do things like enter a venue or board a plane. The debate over vaccine passports, however, often confuses these ...

Apr 9, 2021 WASHINGTON – Cathay Pacific Airways, convinced that digital proof of coronavirus vaccination will bring about the return of safe international travel, asked its pilots and crew to try out a new mobile app that showed their vaccination status on a recent flight from Hong Kong to Los Angeles. New York has rolled out “Excelsior Pass,” billed by the state as “a free, fast and secure way to present digital proof of COVID-19 vaccination” in case reopening sports and ent...

FAQ: What Is A Vaccine Passport, And What Are These Credentials Used For? Thursday, April 8, 2021 New York States Excelsior Pass is an app that people can use to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test. NY Governors Press Office via AP Vaccine "passports" are making headlines and eliciting emergency measures by governors in a handful of states. So what are these credentials, exactly, and what are they used for? What is a vaccine passport? Its a credential that can be used to show ...