LONDON (April 28): Britain plans to use a National Health Service phone app as its Covid-19 'vaccine passport' certificate that will allow its population to travel internationally this summer, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Wednesday. So-called vaccine passports could range from a digital certificate with a scannable QR code in the European Union, to a National Health Service (NHS) phone app in the United Kingdom, or a humble piece of paper in some other countries. "And I'm working internationally with partners across the world, to make sure that that system can be internationally recognised," he said. British tourists are among the highest-spending European tourists, so their ability to travel is key for the economies of southern Europe. Shapps said he would reveal which travel categories countries would be placed in, early next month.

Source: The Edge Markets April 28, 2021 11:26 UTC