Mexican legislators are urging the country’s Ministry of Health to issue an internationally accepted digital certificate, or QR code, that can be used on cellphones to prove that a citizen or resident of Mexico has been vaccinated against Covid-19.
So far, vaccinated people have been handed confirmation in paper form only.
The debate over vaccination passports has broadened as countries continue to announce that they’re opening up, and eschewing testing and quarantining requirements for inoculated travelers. In March, the European Commission proposed introducing a Digital Green Certificate to EU residents who have been vaccinated, who have tested negative for Covid-19, or who have recovered from the disease. And talks are underway between the United States and the European Union over how to make such vaccine certificates acceptable for visitors.
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