Question reference: S5W-35136
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 11 February 2021
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Current status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 5 March 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether the "digital platform to record vaccinations" that it plans to develop, as outlined in its draft Budget, will allow for the deployment of an effective and secure health passport system as part of its response to COVID-19.
Answer
We continue to engage in international developments in relation to Coronavirus (COVID-19), including on the issue of vaccine certification.
These discussions are led by the World Health Organisation and include consideration of technical details, ethical and equality issues, and privacy standards. The outcome of those discussions will guide our work in this area.
It is too soon to introduce any form of certification. We need to know more about the efficacy of the vaccines, their impact on transmission and the length of immunity before it would be safe to introduce a vaccine certificate.