Ministers rule out coronavirus vaccine passports

Vaccine passports will NOT be issued by the Government but people travelling to countries which require proof they have had a jab will be able to ask their GP for written evidence Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi today ruled out introducing vaccine passports But he said that people will be able to ask their GP for … Read more

HAMISH MCRAE: Covid jab passports can lift London

HAMISH MCRAE: Covid vaccine passports can lift London… as capital may have lost half a million people By Hamish Mcrae For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:16 GMT, 6 February 2021 | Updated: 22:44 GMT, 6 February 2021 It looks as though London may have lost half a million people through the pandemic. We don’t … Read more

UK government is ‘working on vaccine passports’ for summer holidays

UK Government is ‘working on vaccine passports’ for British people to go on summer holidays amid signs Greece will drop quarantine rules for those who can prove they’ve had jab Ministers working on different options for vaccine passport to open up holidays Greece said to be preparing to waive quarantine for people who have had … Read more

Vaccine passports could pose data privacy risks, watchdog warns

The head of the UK’s data privacy watchdog has told MPs she can see the benefit of Covid-19 immunity passports, but warned they could pose data privacy risks and create a ‘two-tier’ society based on who has had the jab.  Information commissioner Elizabeth Denham told MPs such a system would raise concerns about how health … Read more

Covid: EU gives initial backing to ‘vaccine passports’ for travel

Coronavirus vaccine passports could soon be ‘recognised’ across the EU as leaders give initial backing ahead of a summit this week. Brussels said using the passports to allow greater travel and tourism in the bloc was currently ‘premature’ but hinted that plans could be picked up in the future. EU commission vice-president Margaritis Schinas said it was … Read more

Covid: EU leaders will discuss plans next week to roll-out vaccine passports

How the Government’s vaccine plan breaks down  PHASE 1 (FEB 15 TARGET) CARE HOME RESIDENTS – 300,000 CARE HOME WORKERS – 500,000 AGE 80+ – 3,300,000 HEALTHCARE WORKERS – 2,400,000 SOCIAL CARE WORKERS – 1,400,000 AGE 75-79 – 2,300,000 AGE 70-74 – 3,200,000 CLINICALLY EXTREMELY VULNERABLE (UNDER 70) – 1,200,000 PHASE 2 (SPRING) 65-69 2,900,000 … Read more

Health and tech leaders like Microsoft are developing digital COVID vaccination passports

A coalition of health organizations and technology companies, including Microsoft and Oracle, are working on a project that verifies who has received the coronavirus vaccination and prevent others from making false claims they have. Called Vaccination Credential Initiative (VCI), the venture aims to help people get encrypted digital copies of their immunization records stored in … Read more

The world’s most powerful passports for 2021 revealed with Japan No1 and the USA and UK seventh

Japan has the world’s most powerful passport for the fourth year in a row, a new global ranking for 2021 has revealed. Citizens of the country can visit 191 countries around the world visa-free. The Singaporean passport remains in second place on 190 countries. Despite Brexit, the UK passport has moved up the ranking from … Read more

Post-Brexit Trade Deal: How it affects you, from work to passports

From work to pensions, passports and pets, what Britain’s new Brexit deal with the EU means for you By John Stevens Deputy Political Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 22:19 GMT, 30 December 2020 | Updated: 14:00 GMT, 31 December 2020 From work to pensions, what Brexit means for you…   Working UK citizens no longer … Read more

From work to pensions, passports and pets, what Britain’s new Brexit deal with the EU means for you 

From work to pensions, passports and pets, what Britain’s new Brexit deal with the EU means for you By John Stevens Deputy Political Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 22:19 GMT, 30 December 2020 | Updated: 22:29 GMT, 30 December 2020 From work to pensions, what Brexit means for you…   Working UK citizens no longer … Read more