Government launches Covid Pass Verifier app for businesses
An app has been launched by the government to provide a fast and secure way for people to demonstrate their Covid pass is valid.
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Online Covid-19 passports go live in Wales from today
The NHS Covid-19 passport, which is also available in England, allows people to prove they’ve had both jabs when travelling abroad.
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Data strategy: Put NHS patients ‘ahead of demands for profit’
Patient groups and privacy campaigners have raised concerns over who will have access to the data under the government’s draft data strategy.
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Data Strategy: Patients to get easier access to medical data through NHS App
Under the NHSX draft data strategy, patients will gain better access to their health records in the NHS App, while data will also be used to improve care.
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NHS App reaches over 6m users following Covid-19 vaccine status launch
The inclusion of the Covid-19 vaccination status on the NHS app on 17 May has helped add an additional two million new users to the service.
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Covid passports ‘could be used for more than international travel’
The privacy policy linked to Covid-19 passports also suggests it could be used for “domestic events” as well as international travel.
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More than one million people download NHS App for Covid-19 passport
The NHS App now has 4.8 million registered users, of which 1.3m are new users since it was announced it would be used for Covid-19 passports.
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What is the Covid-19 passport? Your questions answered
The government has announced Covid-19 passports will be used from May 17, but what are they, how will they work and who is eligible to use one?
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Government ‘must explain how Covid-19 passports will be used’
Professor Eerke Boiten, a professor in cyber security, told Digital Health News that “too little” is known about how Covid-19 passports will be used.
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