By First look at Covid-19 vaccination cards
Every UK resident will be handed a Covid-19 vaccination ID card proving they have received the jab and will be urged to keep it with them at all times.
The card contains space to detail the name of the vaccine, its batch number and the date that it was injected.
There is space for a second date, as Pfizer’s jab requires two vaccinations.
Foreign Office minister, James Cleverly, has said millions of people in the UK will have their lives ‘unlocked’ by having the coronavirus jab with a card to prove it.
When asked if the cards were passports by another name, Mr Cleverly repeatedly dodged the question but stated that he hoped that they would not be required as a ‘ticket’ to get into pubs, restaurants or sporting events.
He added:
“Ultimately, it’s about unlocking people’s lives and the economy”.
Former tory minister, David Jones, believes the Government needs to make clear that the UK cards must not be used to stop people living their lives.
Michael Gove dismissed the notion, admitting:
“That’s not being planned”.
“I certainly am not planning to introduce any vaccine passports and I don’t know anyone else in government who is”.
NHS England are still to respond to whether or not it will be mandatory to carry the card.
