Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton, says the Government is working on developing a digital coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination card, which should be available to Jamaicans within the next two to three months.
Dr. Tufton said that the Ministry is seeking to have the card modelled off best practices and standards seen in Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States (US) “and that is, of course, to establish the compatibility and, by extension, the acceptability of the card”.
He said that the card will feature a QR code that will be “securely encrypted”, and persons will be able to print their QR Code or have it available digitally via short message service (SMS) or email.
Dr. Tufton said it is expected that persons who already have a physical vaccination card will be transitioned to the digital format.