Following the EU, Ukraine is preparing to reduce the validity of COVID certificates
Since January 10, the EU has reduced the validity of vaccination documents from COVID-19, Ukraine is also preparing to reduce the validity of covid certificates to 270 days.
As Ukrinform reports, this is on air program “Breakfast with 1 + 1” said Deputy Minister of Health Maria Karchevych.
“This decision was made in the chest, and today it came into force at the level of the EU, that is, it came into force. And we are also preparing the same decision at the level of Ukrainian legislation. It will be adopted approximately this week. The validity of covid certificates will be reduced – not one year, but 270 days, “Karchevych said.
The Deputy Minister also said that Ukraine is going to join the global network of code documents, which covers more than 80 countries. Today, Ukraine is part of an EU trust network of 60, and Ukrainians have the opportunity to travel to these countries by passing digital certificates, whether for vaccination, training or testing.
“Ukraine has already made a request to join the global network, technical consultations are underway today. And in accordance with the readiness of the whole country, which has expressed a desire to join, I think that in these months we can say that Ukraine can increase the price of a large country in the world, “said Karchevych.
She added that this applies to people who have a certificate of vaccination or treatment for coronavirus disease.
According to Ukrinform, he allowed a booster vaccination against COVID-19. It can be done six months after receiving the second dose against coronary heart disease.