Strategically align efforts and collaboration to manage lessons learned and commonalities.Achieve consensus on common standards and governance for security, authentication, privacy, and data exchange.Supporting cross-border uses architected for a potential future in which the COVID-19 vaccine would be included in an updated version of the International Health Regulations.Facilitating monitoring of national COVID-19 vaccination programs.The consortium is intended to bring together experts to focus on defining specifications and standards for a digital vaccination certificate that would serve current and future requirements, toward the dual purpose of: On 2 December 2020, the WHO published call for nominations of experts to contribute to the Smart Vaccination Certificate technical specifications and standards, with a first meeting of experts in early January. They also set out the Smart Vaccination Certificate consortium. On 7 October 2020, Estonia and the WHO announced they had agreed to collaborate on developing a digitally enhanced International Certificate of Vaccination, a ‘smart yellow card’ to help strengthen the effectiveness of the COVAX initiative, which will provide COVID-19 vaccines to poorer countries. The use of such certificates may therefore increase the risks of continued transmission.’ The brief states that: ‘At this point in the pandemic, there is not enough evidence about the effectiveness of antibody-mediated immunity to guarantee the accuracy of an ‘immunity passport’ or ‘risk-free certificate.’ People who assume that they are immune to a second infection because they have received a positive test result may ignore public health advice. World Health OrganisationĪs of 24 April 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has cautioned the use of immunity certificates, issuing a scientific brief on the subject. Select ‘chapters’ at the bottom of the page to navigate to different countries and jurisdictions.
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