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Proof of vaccination going digital next week- Dr Ronald E. Georges

- said web-based application to be launched next week
The travelling public will soon have easily accessible, digital proof of being vaccinated against COVID-19. Photo: VINO
Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronald E. Georges, centre, along with National Epidemiologist Harmonie Brewley-Massiah, right, was a guest on ‘A talk with the health experts’ on September 27, 2021. Photo: Facebook
Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronald E. Georges, centre, along with National Epidemiologist Harmonie Brewley-Massiah, right, was a guest on ‘A talk with the health experts’ on September 27, 2021. Photo: Facebook
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The travelling public will soon have easily accessible, digital proof of being vaccinated against COVID-19.

Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronald E. Georges said the Department of Information Technology had been hard at work on a web-based application, and it will soon be ready for use once it is launched in the coming week.

“We are testing the product, and it is basically ready for launch. We already had some information placed in the database already, so we will work with it,” he remarked during the live broadcast, dubbed ‘A talk with the health experts’ on September 27, 2021.

“So essentially persons can then go to this website which is on the Government’s server, and they can type in this information, they can upload their copies of their vaccine cards, front and back, upload their identification and some other verification information. That goes into a database, and we will be able to verify it against whether they have been vaccinated or not.”

'Important tool' for international travel

He said once it has been given the green light, a vaccine verification letter with a QR Code will be sent to the applicant.

“So anybody who gets that letter now and they scan the QR Code, or if they have uploaded the PDF, they can just click on the link, and it goes straight back to the Government’s website and verify if that person is vaccinated. So that will satisfy the requirements for a number of countries for travel,” he stated.

Dr Georges also said there has been a lot of discussion on social media about Apple Wallets and Samsung Wallets. He said it is a work in progress that will be part of the digital offerings in the future.

He explained that it was an important tool because “As you know verification of vaccines is required for a number of things not so much locally but internationally.”

Additionally, the document will include information such as the date of inoculation and the date one was tested.

12 Responses to “Proof of vaccination going digital next week- Dr Ronald E. Georges”

  • Bullterrior (28/09/2021, 10:10) Like (18) Dislike (26) Reply
    Awesome.
    Sounds wonderful.
  • BS! (28/09/2021, 11:12) Like (23) Dislike (2) Reply
    Travel Portal didn't work from the day to was born until the day it (soon) died. Now you expect us to believe you can handle this - FFS - we look that choopid???
  • A VOTER IN #6 (28/09/2021, 11:27) Like (16) Dislike (6) Reply
    THAT'S VERY GOOD BECAUSE THE CARDS THAT WAS GIVEN OUT LOOKS VERY CHEAP AND IT COULD BE EASILY DUPLICATE.
  • local boy (28/09/2021, 11:43) Like (7) Dislike (12) Reply
    It would been easier to have a barcode stamp in ones' passport.
  • Peaches (28/09/2021, 12:47) Like (26) Dislike (12) Reply
    Hmm.. having a vaccine card and still could be carrying the virus! What a deception!
    • Vg outbreak (28/09/2021, 13:45) Like (15) Dislike (16) Reply
      93 % fully fully vaccinated and they had a breakout like wildfire imagine that. If they weren’t that high percentage you know who they would blame. The jabs don’t work. Now fully jabbed have to stay home 21 days. Without even as much as a test. Welcome to the new world order for the vax and the regulars. I know a lot of them ain’t going back for the booster and a lot vex they took the jab. They were offered deceptive freedom.
      • x (28/09/2021, 15:16) Like (2) Dislike (7) Reply
        Where was 93% fully vaccinated? Not here. No where as a matter of fact.
    • Know thine enemy (28/09/2021, 19:00) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
      You should know by now what the true deception is, and who is targeted. This article from a reputable source might help.

      https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-bidens-covid-19-advisor-anti-vaxxers-targeting-black-americans-2021-2

      Group A is getting vaccinated (don't mind the mainstream news). Group A radicals (like D. Duke) then spreads conspiracy theories to confuse Group B and some idiots in Group A. But as long as large numbers of unvaccinated Group B die, it will be worth it to the Group A radicals. Remember, it was Trump who started the vaccine program.
  • hmmm (28/09/2021, 13:21) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
    What about people that dont have smart phones?
  • Just saying (28/09/2021, 13:26) Like (13) Dislike (1) Reply
    its easier to see if they stamp it on the forehead
  • wellll saw (28/09/2021, 13:28) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
    sam need to head west
  • T (28/09/2021, 18:22) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    Can someone tell me when this veccine thing will be sorted out because every day is a different story sound like someone is guessing


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