The QR code can be shown to authorities without revealing more sensitive health information.
Travellers can be tested for Covid each time they pass through a border. But they cannot be vaccinated every time. A top public health official now says that a vaccination certificate with a QR code, which acts as a digital pass or a facilitating tool, can work not just within the country, but abroad too.
State immunization officer Dileep Patil told TOI on Monday, “Every vaccinated individual should preserve this QR code as it declares that the person has completed vaccination in India. Since a QR code linked to the person’s mobile number and identity proof will be offered by the Union government through the CoWIN system, it will have a wide range of applications. It is a well-authenticated proof of inoculation against Covid.”