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11 Q&A to help you better understand EU CoVID cerificated

Author: huifan   Time: 2021-07-26

The EU Digital COVID Certificate Regulation came into effect on July 1, 2021. EU citizens and residents can now issue and validate their digital COVID certificates throughout the EU.
what is EU Cerificated? Why use EU COvid? 11 Q&A will solve your question.
EU Digital COVID Cerificated
Question: What is an EU Digital COVID Certificate?
Answer: An EU digital COVID certificate is a digital proof that a person has

1. been vaccinated with COVID-19
2. received a negative test result
3. or is recovering from COVID-19
 
Qustion : What are the main features of the certificate?
Answer:1. in digital and/or paper format
2. with QR code
3. free of charge
4. in native language and English
5. safe and secure
6. Valid in all EU countries
 
Question: How do citizens obtain the certificate?
Answer: The national authorities are responsible for issuing the certificate. For example, it can be issued by a testing center or health authority, or directly through an e-health portal. The state health department should provide information on how to obtain a COVID certificate.
The digital version of our certificates can be stored on mobile devices. Paper versions of certificates are also available for citizens to request from staff. The QR code contains basic personal information and a digital signature, which ensures the authenticity of the certificate.
Member states have agreed on a common design that can be used for both the electronic and paper versions to facilitate identification.
In the technical testing phase connection technically ready to connect effective connection
 
Qustion: Which countries have completed testing so far?
Contury  Test phase connection Ready to connect Effectively connected
Austria over over yes
Belgium complete complete Yes
Bulgaria over over Yes
Croatia complete complete Yes
Cyprus  over over Yes
Czech Republic Ended  Ended  Yes
Denmark Ended    Yes
Estonia  completed completed Yes
Finland  Ended  Ended  Yes
France  Completed  Completed  Yes
Germany  Completed  Completed  Yes
Greece  Completed  Completed  Yes
Hungary  Completed  Completed  Yes
Ireland  Ended Ended Yes
Italy  Ended Ended Yes
Latvia  Ended Ended Yes
Lithuania  Ended  Ended Yes
Luxembourg  Completed  Completed  Yes
Malta  Ended  Ended  Yes
Netherlands  Completed  Completed  Yes
Poland  Ended  Ended  Yes
Portugal  Completed  Completed  Yes
Romania  Completed  Completed  Yes
Slovakia  Ended  Ended  Yes
Slovenia  Ended  Ended  Yes
Spain  Ended  Ended  Yes
Sweden  Ended  Ended  Yes
Non-EU countries    
Iceland  Ended     
Liechtenstein  Completed   Completed   Yes 
Norway  Completed  Completed  Yes 
San Marino Completed  Yes  Pending
Switzerland  Over  Over  Yes
Vatican City Over  Yes  Pending
Question: How will COVID certificates help people move freely?
Answer: The EU digital COVID certificate will be accepted by all EU member states. This will help ensure that the restrictions currently in place are removed in a coordinated manner.
At the time of our travel, EU-issued digital COVID certificate holders cannot be restricted from free movement in rule theory. The public holding a digital COVID, EU Member States should refrain from imposing additional travel restrictions on the holding. Unless member states can demonstrate that these restrictions are relatively better able to protect public health and safety.
In such cases - for example, as a response to a new variant of concern - Member States must notify the Commission and all other Member States and justify the decision.
 
Question: How will the certificate work?
Answer: The EU digital COVID certificate contains a QR code with a digital signature to prevent it from being tampered with.
Inspectors will scan and sign the QR code after the certificate is verified
Each issuing authority (e.g. Hospitals, health authorities, and sentinel testing centers have their own digital signature certificates and keys
Therefore these data are stored in local government/regional databases
 
The European Commission has contested the establishment of a gateway for EU member states, through which EU member states can use to verify people's certificate signatures throughout the EU. Validating digital signatures is also unnecessary if the personal data of COVID holders does not pass through the gateway.
The European Commission has also indicated that it can develop software and applications to help member states verify and store the validity of their national COVID certificates, and will also help in the installation of tests.
EU COVID CERIFICATED
Question: Can a citizen who has not yet been vaccinated travel to another EU country?
Answer: Yes. The advantage of the implementation of the EU digital COVID certificate is that it allows the public to travel freely within the EU member states. For the public to waive the restriction on free movement, the Member State must accept the certificate of vaccination with an EU marketing authorization to do so.
The EU digital COVID certificate can also be used to certify test results. COVID test results can be applied to all public health conditions., so this result can be applied to all public health restrictions. EU digital COVID certificate vaccinees should be exempt from travel-related testing and quarantine after receiving their last dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
The EU proposal to harmonize freedom of movement restrictions was revised in mid-June to accommodate holidays, further clarify exemptions for fully vaccinated and rehabilitated individuals, work to ensure family reunification (if parents are exempted) and update the color coding of the ECDC map.
 

Question: Does it matter what vaccinations citizens have received?
Answer: People who receive any COVID-19 vaccine will be issued a certificate of vaccination.
To waive the restriction on automatic movement, Member States must accept a certificate of vaccination for a vaccine that has been certified with an EU marketing authorization. EU Member States can also decide whether to extend such a certificate to another EU traveler
Fully vaccinated individuals with an EU digital COVID certificate should be exempt from travel-related testing or quarantine 14 days after receiving the last dose of COVID-19 vaccine that is applicable throughout the EU. This is also true for rehabilitated persons with a certificate.
 
Question: What about testing?
Answer: A negative test result for the public in the EU COVID certificate should be exempt from non-essential testing quarantine requirements unless the public is from an area heavily affected by the outbreak. Member states agree to the standard validity of the test: 72 hours for PCR testing and 48 hours for rapid antigen testing if accepted by the member state.
 
Question: What data does the certificate contain? Is the data secure?
The answer is: The EU digital COVID certificate must contain some essential key information, name, date of birth, when the certificate was issued, whether the vaccine is registered, the number of doses of the vaccine registered, and whether it is a recovery period and other unique irreplaceable information.. This data is retained on the certificate and will not be stored or retained while the certificate is being validated by other member states.
The certificate will contain only a limited set of required information. This cannot be retained by countries that have visited it. For validation purposes, the validity and authenticity of the certificate will only be checked by verifying who issued and signed the certificate. All health data is retained by the member state that issued the EU digital COVID certificate.
Question: Reopening the EU: the latest information on travel and health measures
Answer: Find the latest information on travel and health measures for European countries, including quarantine and testing requirements for travelers, to help you exercise your right to freedom of movement. This basic information is constantly updated based on national databases and is available in 24 multiple languages, making it easier for the public to plan safe and healthy travel between different member states
 
Question: The EU's Digital COVID certificate is now in effect, but what is it and which countries are accepting it?
Answer: The EU's digital COVID certificate is effective as of today, July 1.
As of Wednesday evening, July 8, 21 of the 27 countries of the European Union have started to connect to the system on the official website of the EU, and the remaining 6 countries are technically ready.
 
The European Commission has learned that the use of the passport is currently delayed due to a cyber attack on the country of Ireland. All member states are now required to issue and use digital COVID certificates.
Gradual implementation has now begun, with a grace period lasting until August 12 for countries that were not ready on July 1. During the COVID endorsement period, other member states should accept nationally issued documents as long as they can be presented and contain the data required by Europe
But the rollout is affected by the Delta variant, which has already prompted EU countries to restrict travel from their popular countries, such as the United Kingdom, Portugal and India.
The aviation industry has also warned that EU countries have not harmonized their vaccine certification methods, which could lead to long delays at airports during the busy summer months.
 
Question: Which countries are already using digital COVID certificates?
Answer: Sixteen countries have started using the EU's "Digital COVID Certificate" (EUDCC), which allows their citizens to easily cross the EU.
The European Commission said that 15 EU member states have opened the gateway and signed up to issue the first COVID certificates, namely Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
 
They were joined by Iceland, the first of four EEA countries to join the program.
 
The COVID certificate was formerly known as the EU Digital Green Certificate, . This functionality was gradually deployed across the European continent starting July 1st, and once it starts other countries will follow suit. 
COVID certificates are now available in paper or digital form and are currently free of charge. The EU-created gateway recognizes QR codes for accessing all certificates
The EU's plan is to create a single system that facilitates safe travel by verifying the coronavirus status of pass holders - whether through vaccination, recent negative test results or proof of recovery from the virus.
 
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