COVID PASSPORT IS COMING
One of the challenges for health officials during the COVID-19 pandemic is assessing the health status of travelers arriving at destinations. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that they are developing an IATA travel pass. This digital passport can be the key reopening international borders during the pandemic. It will provide information about the user’s individual covid test results, proof of vaccination, and a link to an electronic copy of their passport. The application will be block-chain based meaning that the service wont store personal data. “Our main priority is to get people traveling again safely. In the immediate term that means giving governments confidence that systematic COVID-19 testing can work as a replacement for quarantine requirements. And that will eventually develop into a vaccine program. The IATA Travel Pass is a solution for both,” said Nick Careen, IATA's Senior Vice President, Airport, Passenger, Cargo and Security. The IATA Travel Pass should be available within the coming months, according to the company. It will begin with a testing later this year and the app should be available on Apple devices in early 2021, with Android support following a few months later.
