Holidaymakers who have been fully inoculated against Covid will be able to use the NHS smartphone app as a vaccine passport from Monday. Official guidance from the Government published online states: ‘‘You can access your Covid-19 vaccination status through the free NHS App from May 17. Holidaymakers who have been fully inoculated against Covid will be able to use the NHS smartphone app (pictured) as a vaccine passport from Monday‘Proof of your Covid-19 vaccination status will be shown within the NHS App. ‘Demonstrating your Covid-19 vaccination status allows you to show others that you’ve had a full course of the Covid-19 vaccine when travelling abroad to some countries or territories. The app, developed by NHS Digital and NHS England, was originally designed to allow people to book appointments, repeat prescriptions and see their full medical records.

Source: Daily Mail May 11, 2021 00:37 UTC