BERLIN -- Angela Merkel says digital vaccination certificates, which will allow people to travel to Europe despite the pandemic, are likely to be available before summer.
Angela Merkel: Vaccination certificates are being introduced; EU leaders unanimous
BERLIN -- Angela Merkel says digital vaccination certificates, which will allow people to travel to Europe despite the pandemic, are likely to be available before summer.
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"Everyone agreed that we need a digital vaccination certificate," Angela Merkel said at a press conference after the EU summit, which is being held online, Reuters reports.
The German Chancellor added that the European Commission will need about three months to develop a technical basis for such documents.
The heads of state and government of the European Union last spoke four weeks ago. The vaccination strategy, suppression of virus mutations, travel restrictions and vaccination confirmations were on the agenda. At today's video conference, the topics are, as announced - exactly the same.
Ursula von der Leyen: At least 3 months to establish a certification system
President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, says that it will be up to the member states to make decisions on "what can be done with certificates", and that at the EU level, they will be used for the functioning of the common market.
Von der Leyen stated that it will take at least three months to establish an interoperable system of vaccination certificates in the EU. “The system will support information about a person’s vaccination, negative PCR test, or immunity. We need fast implementation if we want these certificates to be functional before the summer", Von der Leyen concluded.
The EU emphasizes that there are still a lot of open both "political and scientific" issues when it comes to vaccination certificates, i.e. what they will be used for or whether vaccination means the cessation of transmission of the infection.
"We have encouraging data from Israel where Pfizer vaccines have been shown to stop the transmission of infection after revaccination," says Von der Leyen.
She adds that the EU has so far received 50 million doses of vaccines against COVID-19, of which 29 million have been spent on vaccinating citizens, which represents eight percent of the adult population in the EU. France and Germany also agreed that COVID-19 "came to stay", after EU leaders discussed ways to fight new variants of the virus, increase vaccinations and save the European tourism industry from another devastating summer.
The leaders of the 27 EU member states confirmed at the conference that they would maintain "firm restrictions" on public life and free movement as the bloc fights against the emergence of new variants that hamper economic recovery.
"We have to prepare for the situation that we have to vaccinate continuously for a longer period of time, maybe years, because of new variants of the coronavirus, similar to the situation we know from the flu," Merkel said.
French President Emmanuel Macron said that the EU "will have to live with this virus in the long run".
The summit's chairman, European Council President Charles Michel, said the bloc wanted "greater predictability and transparency" from pharmaceutical companies that had not delivered the agreed quantities of vaccines, risking the EU failing to meet its target of vaccinating 70% of its adult population by the end of the summer.
Although the rate of infection is declining in about 20 EU member states, there are concerns about the new leaps in the number of newly infected because the coronavirus strain, first discovered in Great Britain, spreads quickly, according to Reuters.
Zoran, I agree!
It is quite strange that there are not more people pointing this out! No buying or selling without the certificate. Seems like an eerily spot on prophecy on what appears to be happening. God help us.
I’ll take my chances with the virus thanks 99.997 survival rate as long as you don’t have underlying heath conditions.
Oh, btw to Sandy L. you seem to think the Bible stories are merely fairytales... unfortunately you fail to realize that your whole world hinges and revolves around these ‘fairytales’...Jesus Christ is the hinge of history, all things revolve around Him. Obvious to those who understand, quite baffling to those who don’t.
‘Seek not to understand so that you may believe, but believe so that you may understand’. St. Augustine
what year were you born Sandy.
Do you know why it’s called that year?
In the year of our Lord, may His name be praised.
Mir svama
(Mir, 28 February 2021 17:57)
Zoran,
My, arn’t you superstitious. In which third world country do you live. I haven’t heard such malarkey since I visited Russia. There, the more the people indulge in voodoo like practices, the more backward they become. Do you happen to live in Serbia?
(Sandy L., 27 February 2021 04:27)
Zoran,
You must stop repeating those ancient fairytales, they are meant to scare misbehaving children into submission. Today, we call it fake news.
(Sandra Lynch, 27 February 2021 18:10)
Thou must stop posting the same stupid nonsense in back-to-back posts under different screen names.
(JS, 27 February 2021 21:51)
Zoran,
You must stop repeating those ancient fairytales, they are meant to scare misbehaving children into submission. Today, we call it fake news.
(Sandra Lynch, 27 February 2021 18:10)
Zoran,
My, arn’t you superstitious. In which third world country do you live. I haven’t heard such malarkey since I visited Russia. There, the more the people indulge in voodoo like practices, the more backward they become. Do you happen to live in Serbia?
(Sandy L., 27 February 2021 04:27)
Wake up Europeans! They are telling you the game plan. This is complete insanity. Wake up Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro. You don't need the EU!!! I feel bad for the people. Pray!!
(No EU!!!, 27 February 2021 00:31)
President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, says that it will be up to the member states to make decisions on "what can be done with certificates", and that at the EU level, they will be used for the functioning of the common market.
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Wow, crazy, so no access to the common market without a "certificate"? What happens to those who refuse? Reminds me of revelations 13....
The dragon stood on the shore of the sea. And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name...
It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name.
This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. That number is 666.
For those that don't know, corona means crown...
(Zoran, 26 February 2021 10:40)
President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, says that it will be up to the member states to make decisions on "what can be done with certificates", and that at the EU level, they will be used for the functioning of the common market.
--
Wow, crazy, so no access to the common market without a "certificate"? What happens to those who refuse? Reminds me of revelations 13....
The dragon stood on the shore of the sea. And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name...
It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name.
This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. That number is 666.
For those that don't know, corona means crown...
(Zoran, 26 February 2021 10:40)
Wake up Europeans! They are telling you the game plan. This is complete insanity. Wake up Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro. You don't need the EU!!! I feel bad for the people. Pray!!
(No EU!!!, 27 February 2021 00:31)
Zoran, I agree!
It is quite strange that there are not more people pointing this out! No buying or selling without the certificate. Seems like an eerily spot on prophecy on what appears to be happening. God help us.
I’ll take my chances with the virus thanks 99.997 survival rate as long as you don’t have underlying heath conditions.
Oh, btw to Sandy L. you seem to think the Bible stories are merely fairytales... unfortunately you fail to realize that your whole world hinges and revolves around these ‘fairytales’...Jesus Christ is the hinge of history, all things revolve around Him. Obvious to those who understand, quite baffling to those who don’t.
‘Seek not to understand so that you may believe, but believe so that you may understand’. St. Augustine
what year were you born Sandy.
Do you know why it’s called that year?
In the year of our Lord, may His name be praised.
Mir svama
(Mir, 28 February 2021 17:57)
Zoran,
My, arn’t you superstitious. In which third world country do you live. I haven’t heard such malarkey since I visited Russia. There, the more the people indulge in voodoo like practices, the more backward they become. Do you happen to live in Serbia?
(Sandy L., 27 February 2021 04:27)
Zoran,
You must stop repeating those ancient fairytales, they are meant to scare misbehaving children into submission. Today, we call it fake news.
(Sandra Lynch, 27 February 2021 18:10)
Zoran,
My, arn’t you superstitious. In which third world country do you live. I haven’t heard such malarkey since I visited Russia. There, the more the people indulge in voodoo like practices, the more backward they become. Do you happen to live in Serbia?
(Sandy L., 27 February 2021 04:27)
Zoran,
You must stop repeating those ancient fairytales, they are meant to scare misbehaving children into submission. Today, we call it fake news.
(Sandra Lynch, 27 February 2021 18:10)
Thou must stop posting the same stupid nonsense in back-to-back posts under different screen names.
(JS, 27 February 2021 21:51)
President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, says that it will be up to the member states to make decisions on "what can be done with certificates", and that at the EU level, they will be used for the functioning of the common market.
--
Wow, crazy, so no access to the common market without a "certificate"? What happens to those who refuse? Reminds me of revelations 13....
The dragon stood on the shore of the sea. And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name...
It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name.
This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. That number is 666.
For those that don't know, corona means crown...
(Zoran, 26 February 2021 10:40)
Zoran,
My, arn’t you superstitious. In which third world country do you live. I haven’t heard such malarkey since I visited Russia. There, the more the people indulge in voodoo like practices, the more backward they become. Do you happen to live in Serbia?
(Sandy L., 27 February 2021 04:27)
Zoran,
You must stop repeating those ancient fairytales, they are meant to scare misbehaving children into submission. Today, we call it fake news.
(Sandra Lynch, 27 February 2021 18:10)
Zoran,
My, arn’t you superstitious. In which third world country do you live. I haven’t heard such malarkey since I visited Russia. There, the more the people indulge in voodoo like practices, the more backward they become. Do you happen to live in Serbia?
(Sandy L., 27 February 2021 04:27)
Zoran,
You must stop repeating those ancient fairytales, they are meant to scare misbehaving children into submission. Today, we call it fake news.
(Sandra Lynch, 27 February 2021 18:10)
Thou must stop posting the same stupid nonsense in back-to-back posts under different screen names.
(JS, 27 February 2021 21:51)
Wake up Europeans! They are telling you the game plan. This is complete insanity. Wake up Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro. You don't need the EU!!! I feel bad for the people. Pray!!
(No EU!!!, 27 February 2021 00:31)
Zoran, I agree!
It is quite strange that there are not more people pointing this out! No buying or selling without the certificate. Seems like an eerily spot on prophecy on what appears to be happening. God help us.
I’ll take my chances with the virus thanks 99.997 survival rate as long as you don’t have underlying heath conditions.
Oh, btw to Sandy L. you seem to think the Bible stories are merely fairytales... unfortunately you fail to realize that your whole world hinges and revolves around these ‘fairytales’...Jesus Christ is the hinge of history, all things revolve around Him. Obvious to those who understand, quite baffling to those who don’t.
‘Seek not to understand so that you may believe, but believe so that you may understand’. St. Augustine
what year were you born Sandy.
Do you know why it’s called that year?
In the year of our Lord, may His name be praised.
Mir svama
(Mir, 28 February 2021 17:57)