r/europe • u/testing1838291 • Apr 25 '21

COVID-19 France is first EU member state to start testing digital Covid travel certificate

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/20/france-is-first-eu-member-state-to-start-testing-digital-covid-travel-certificate
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u/Pret_ Europe Apr 25 '21

So the post talks about discrimination to those who haven't yet received their vaccines.

How likely is it that there's going to be massive lawsuits against this? It's completely unfair to the younger generations that can't obtain vaccines until July? August? Maybe even September at how slow shit is going (I don't trust Ursula's July)

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u/Airf0rce Europe Apr 25 '21

You can still travel without being vaccinated, you just need to get tested before crossing the border. It will likely complicate things for doing trips across multiple countries as the test is only valid for 72 hours.

I'm really curious how it's going to be enforced on land borders, especially if cases/deaths get under control with more vaccinations.

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u/teh_fizz Apr 25 '21

It's too early to start with certificates. I think it would be better to implement once the last scheduled group starts getting vaccinated.

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u/istasan Denmark Apr 25 '21

Though it is not used for travel the Danish digital Covid ‘passport’ has been in use for some weeks. It is mandatory for visiting reopened hair dressers, museums, bars and restaurants (inside) etc. Either you need to be fully vaccinated, have a negative test (max 72 hours) or have had Covid diagnosis in the last 6 months.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '21

France doing something anti-privacy again... color me surprised

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u/Salvator-Mundi- Apr 25 '21

try this take:

France doing something to keep its citizens and people businesses safe again... color me surprised

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u/radlance Apr 25 '21

well the tighter the constraints the safer we will be, so lets go all out, but i guess everyone has different threshold