{"id":288795,"date":"2021-02-17T14:46:57","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T17:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=288795"},"modified":"2021-02-17T14:46:57","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T17:46:57","slug":"bahrain-launches-digital-covid-19-vaccine-passport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/bahrain-launches-digital-covid-19-vaccine-passport\/","title":{"rendered":"Bahrain launches digital COVID-19 vaccine passport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Bahrain has launched a digital COVID-19 vaccine passport, the first Gulf state to do so, local media reported on Wednesday (17). It acts as proof of immunization against COVID-19 for its carrier to aid a reopening of travel between countries and cities.<\/p>\n<p>The country\u2019s BeAware app will update a user\u2019s immunity status two weeks after receiving both doses of the vaccine, allowing for the time it takes for antibodies to develop and offer protection against coronavirus. The app will present a green \u201cCOVID-19 vaccinated\u201d shield with the user\u2019s name, date of birth, nationality and which vaccine they received.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities can verify the user\u2019s status by scanning a QR code linking to the Bahrain\u2019s vaccine register. Residents have a choice of four vaccines in the country, all without charge: Sinopharm, Pfizer-BioNTech, AstraZeneca and Sputnik V, the United Arab Emirates\u2019 newspaper <em>The National<\/em> reported in its website.<\/p>\n<p>According to the World Health Organization\u2019s latest figures, Bahrain has reported 114,361 cases and 410 deaths. The Arab country is a small island state with a population of around 1.5 million and is part of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).<\/p>\n<p>Similar vaccine passport programs are being considered in European countries, not just to aid a reopening of travel but to allow the hospitality sector to recover by welcoming back customers. The passport would have to be accepted and recognized worldwide before it can be used as a travel stamp allowing crossing into other nations without the need to quarantine.<\/p>\n<p>The idea of vaccine passports was mooted across Europe, not just to aid a reopening of travel but to allow the hospitality sector to recover by welcoming back customers, but governments are split on a bloc-wide endorsement of vaccination passports as critics say there is a lack of evidence that vaccines effectively prohibit transmission and too little is known about emerging new variants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-288794\">Mazen Mahdi\/AFP<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gulf state\u2019s app will update a user\u2019s immunity status two weeks after receiving both doses of the vaccine. 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